CHINATOWN
"CHINATOWN" (1974)
SYNOPSIS:
"When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn's father becomes a suspect in the case."
STARRING:
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston
SCREENPLAY:
Roman Polanski and Robert Towne
DIRECTOR:
Roman Polanski
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for eleven (11) Academy Awards and won one, for: "Best Writing - Original Screenplay" (Robert Towne).
It was nominated for thirty-three additional awards, by various entities, and won nineteen (19) of them.
In 1991 it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
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