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The Resource Chinatown, a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski

Chinatown, a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski

Label
Chinatown
Title
Chinatown
Statement of responsibility
a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski
Contributor
Actor
Screenwriter
Director
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
"Private eye Jake Gittes ... is hired by a stunning socialite ... to investigate her husband, who she suspects of cheating. But what Gittes thinks is a routine case of adultery quickly deteriorates into a tangle of deceit, corruption and treachery.""--Container
Awards note
Academy Award: Best Screenplay
Cataloging source
B@L
Credits note
Art director, W. Stewart Cambell ; set designers, Gabe Resh, Robert Resh ; special effects, Logan Frazee ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; costume designer, Anthea Sylbert ; music, Jerry Goldsmith
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
  • Rated R
  • Closed-captioned
Language note
  • In English (5.1 surround), English (mono), or French, with optional English subtitles
  • Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997.C55
LC item number
C55 2003
PerformerNote
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1930-2019
  • 1934-2001
  • 1932-
  • 1920-
  • 1935-
  • 1931-
  • 1906-1987
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Evans, Robert
  • Polanski, Roman
  • Alonzo, John A.
  • Towne, Robert
  • Nicholson, Jack
  • Dunaway, Faye
  • Hillerman, John
  • Lopez, Perry
  • Young, Burt
  • Glover, Bruce
  • Mantell, Joe
  • Jenson, Roy
  • Ladd, Diane
  • Bakalyan, Richard
  • Huston, John
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Water rights
  • Murder
  • Incest
  • Gangsters
  • Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)
  • Gangsters
  • Incest
  • Murder
  • Water rights
  • California
  • California
Target audience
general
Label
Chinatown, a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1974
  • Special features include: Theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn973992796
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen version.
Extent
1 videodisc (130 min.)
Isbn
9780792159575
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 097361551647
  • 883929303519
  • 00097361551647
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
12244
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)973992796
System details
DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Chinatown, a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1974
  • Special features include: Theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn973992796
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen version.
Extent
1 videodisc (130 min.)
Isbn
9780792159575
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 097361551647
  • 883929303519
  • 00097361551647
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
12244
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)973992796
System details
DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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