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Chinatown

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

Director

Roman Polanski

Year

Genre

drama, mystery, thriller

Box Office

$29,200,000

Production

Paramount Pictures,Long Road Productions,Robert Evans Company

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 24 nominations total

Part of Collection

The Jake Gittes Collection: Chinatown, The Two Jakes

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J.J. Gittes

Evelyn Mulwray

Noah Cross

Escobar

Yelburton

Hollis Mulwray

Darrell Zwerling

Ida Sessions

Mulvihill

Man with Knife

Loach

Richard Bakalyan

Walsh

Duffy

Sophie

Lawyer

Evelyn's Butler

Maid

Gardener

Katherine

Mayor Bagby

Councilman

Noble Willingham

Councilman

Elliott Montgomery

Irate Farmer

Barber

Customer

Mulwray's Secretary

Mortician

Boy on Horseback

Claudio Martínez

Cross' Butler

Freddie Roberto

Clerk

Farmer in the Valley

Farmer in the Valley

Farmer in the Valley

Farmer in the Valley

Curly

Curly's Wife

Elizabeth Harding

Mr. Palmer

Emma Dill

Policeman

Policeman

Policeman

Townsman

Townsman

Retirement Home Resident

Policeman

Councilman

Robert Hitchcock

Townsman

Michael Jeffers

Waiter

Assistant

Councilman

Townsman

Councilman

Restaurant Patron

Anthony Redondo

Barber

Townsman

Pedestrian

Maitre D'

Assistant

Driver

Townsman

Bailiff

Chalky Williams

Pedestrian

Committee Reporter

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Walsh Ida Sessions Loach J.j. Gittes Noah Cross Evelyn Mulwray Man With Knife Yelburton Mr. Palmer Mulvihill Farmer In The Valley Curly

Oh... - Chinatown

All right, curly, enough's enough. - Chinatown

All right, curly, enough's enough.

Down the hatch. - Chinatown

Down the hatch.

She's no good What can I tell you kid You're rightWhen you're right you're rightAnd you're right - Chinatown

She's no good What can I tell you kid You're...

Thank you Mr Gittes Call me Jake - Chinatown

Thank you Mr Gittes Call me Jake

What makes you certain that your husband is involved with someone? - Chinatown

What makes you certain that your husband is involved with...

Do you know the expression let sleeping dogs lieYou're better off not knowing - Chinatown

Do you know the expression let sleeping dogs lieYou're...

Very well. - Chinatown

Mrs. Mulwray, this... This type of investigation can be hard on your pocketbook. It takes time... Mo - Chinatown

Mrs. Mulwray, this... This type of investigation can be hard...

Okay, we'll... - Chinatown

Mayor bagby, let's hear from all the departments again. - Chinatown

Mayor bagby, let's hear from all the departments again.

In case you've forgotten, gentlemen, over 500 lives were lost when the Van Der lip dam gave way. - Chinatown

In case you've forgotten, gentlemen, over 500 lives...

Quiet! Quiet! What the hell do you think you're doing? Get those goddamn things out of here! - Hold - Chinatown

Quiet! Quiet! What the hell do you think you're doing?...

- Jeez, he was there all night. - Chinatown

- Jeez, he was there all night.

Yesterday he went to three reservoirs, a men's room at a richfield gas station, and the pig'n whistle. - Chinatown

Yesterday he went to three reservoirs, a men's room at...

This? Well, they got into a terrific argument outside the pig'n whistle. What about? I don't know. T - Chinatown

This? Well, they got into a terrific argument outside the...

My god, Walsh, is that what you spent your day doing? - Chinatown

My god, Walsh, is that what you spent your day doing?

Let me explain something to you WalshJ j Gittes and associatesThis business requires a certain amount of finesse - Chinatown

Let me explain something to you WalshJ j Gittes and...

What is it, Sophie? - Chinatown

What is it, Sophie?

- Yeah, duff, where are you? - Chinatown

- Yeah, duff, where are you?

Okay, pal, let's have us a big smile. - Chinatown

Okay, pal, let's have us a big smile.

No mires para atras. - Chinatown

No mires para atras.

Te gusta? - Chinatown

When you get so much publicity, you got to get blasé about it. - Chinatown

When you get so much publicity, you got to get blasé about...

- Just look at that, barn. - Chinatown

- Just look at that, barn.

So there's this guy Walsh you understandHe's tired of screwing his wifeJake there's a problem Wait a second DuffyYou're always in such a hurrySo his friend says to himhey why don't you do it like the Chinese doSo he says well how do the Chinese do itThe - Chinatown

So there's this guy Walsh you understandHe's tired...

I see you like publicity Mr GittesWell you're going to get it - Chinatown

I see you like publicity Mr GittesWell you're going to...

There's no point in getting tough with me I'm justI don't get tough with anyone Mr GittesMy lawyer does - Chinatown

There's no point in getting tough with me I'm...

I suppose we'll be hearing from your attorney. - Chinatown

I suppose we'll be hearing from your attorney.

Mr. Mulwray. - Chinatown

- Mr. Mulwray? - He's not in, Mr... - Gittes. - May I ask what this is regarding? It's a personal ma - Chinatown

- Mr. Mulwray? - He's not in, Mr... - Gittes. - May I...

Is Mr. Yelburton there? Is he still in the building? Very well. Thank you. - Chinatown

Is Mr. Yelburton there? Is he still in the building? Very...

Can I help you? - Chinatown

Can I help you?

You know, after you've worked with a man for a certain length of time, you come to know his habits, his values. - Chinatown

You know, after you've worked with a man for a certain...

Mulvihill! - Chinatown

- Bad for glass. - Chinatown

- Bad for glass.

Hollis seems to think you're an innocent manWell I've been accused of a lot of things before Mrs Mulwraybut never that - Chinatown

Hollis seems to think you're an innocent manWell...

Look somebody's gone to a lot of trouble hereand lawsuit or no lawsuit I intend to find outI'm not supposed to be the one who's caught with his pants down - Chinatown

Look somebody's gone to a lot of trouble hereand...

May I speak frankly Mrs Mulwray You may if you can Mr Gittes - Chinatown

May I speak frankly Mrs Mulwray You may if you can Mr Gittes

It's nothing personal Mrs Mulwray It's very personalIt couldn't be more personalIs this business or an obsession with youLet's look at it this wayNow this phony broad excuse the languageshe tells me she's you She hires meNow whoever put her up to it - Chinatown

It's nothing personal Mrs Mulwray It's very...

Did you talk to him this morning? - Chinatown

Did you talk to him this morning?

Sorry, closed to public, sir. - Chinatown

Sorry, closed to public, sir.

How'd you get past the guardWell to tell you the truth I lied a little - Chinatown

How'd you get past the guardWell to tell you the truth...

You look like you've done well by yourselfI get byWell sometimes it takes a while for a man to find himselfMaybe you haveYeah going through other people's dirty linenYeah Tell me you still putting chinamen in jailfor spitting in the laundryYou're a little - Chinatown

You look like you've done well by yourselfI get byWell...

Looks like he was washed down the entire length of the run-off channel. - Chinatown

Looks like he was washed down the entire length of the...

Mrs. Mulwray, do you happen to know the name of the young lady in question? - Or where she might be? - Chinatown

Mrs. Mulwray, do you happen to know the name of the young...

We did. - Chinatown

Yes, but I did that because I thought I would put an end to a ridiculous rumor that had no basis. - Chinatown

Yes, but I did that because I thought I would put an end to...

Or her name No - Chinatown

Jake what are you doing hereNothing morty It's my lunch hourThought I'd drop by and see who dropped dead lately - Chinatown

Jake what are you doing hereNothing morty It's my lunch...

Yeah Isn't this somethingMiddle of a drought and the water commissioner drownsOnly in la Yeah - Chinatown

Yeah Isn't this somethingMiddle of a drought and the...

So how are you doing, morty? - Chinatown

So how are you doing, morty?

Who you got there? - Chinatown

Who you got there?

Yeah. He drowned, too. Come again? Yeah. Got drunk, passed out in the bottom of the riverbed. The la - Chinatown

Yeah. He drowned, too. Come again? Yeah. Got drunk, passed...

Howdy. You were riding out here the other day, weren't you? Do you speak English? - Chinatown

Howdy. You were riding out here the other day, weren't...

You were talking to a man a few days ago. - Chinatown

You were talking to a man a few days ago.

Son of a bitch! - Chinatown

Son of a bitch!

Hold it there, kitty-cat! - Chinatown

Hold it there, kitty-cat!

Hello, Claude. - Chinatown

You're a very nosy fellow kitty cat huhYou know what happens to nosy fellowsNo Want to guess NoOkay They lose their nosesNext time you lose the whole thingCut it off and feed it to my goldfish - Chinatown

You're a very nosy fellow kitty cat huhYou know what...

Next time you lose the whole thing. - Chinatown

Next time you lose the whole thing.

So some contractor wants to build a dam, and he makes a few payoffs. - Chinatown

So some contractor wants to build a dam, and he makes a few...

Hello, miss sessions. - Chinatown

Hello, miss sessions.

Are you alone Isn't everyone - Chinatown

Are you alone Isn't everyone

What's your address? - Chinatown

What's your address?

How do you like them apples - Chinatown

How do you like them apples

- Yes, sir? - Chinatown

I got your check in the mail. - Chinatown

I got your check in the mail.

How much would you like? - Chinatown

How much would you like?

Sorry. Look, you sue me, your husband dies, you drop the lawsuit like a hot potato, all of it quicke - Chinatown

Sorry. Look, you sue me, your husband dies, you drop the...

Look you sue me your husband dies you drop the lawsuit like a hot potatoall of it quicker than the wind from a duck's assExcuse meThen you ask me to lie to the police It wasn't much of a lieIf your husband was killed it was - Chinatown

Look you sue me your husband dies you drop the lawsuit like...

Mrs Mulwray I think you're hiding something - Chinatown

Mrs Mulwray I think you're hiding something

Well, I suppose I am. - Chinatown

Well, I suppose I am.

I dislike the word "cheat". - Chinatown

I dislike the word "cheat".

By the way, what does this "c" stand for? - Chinatown

By the way, what does this "c" stand for?

But Mrs MulwrayI goddamn near lost my noseand I like itI like breathing through itAnd I still think that you're hiding something - Chinatown

But Mrs MulwrayI goddamn near lost my noseand I like itI...

J.J. Gittes
to see Mr. Yelburton. - Chinatown

J.J. Gittes to see Mr. Yelburton.

Mr. Yelburton will be busy for some time. Well, it's my lunch hour. I can wait. He's liable to be ti - Chinatown

Mr. Yelburton will be busy for some time. Well, it's my...

Noah cross worked for the water department. - Chinatown

Noah cross worked for the water department.

How did they get it away from him? - Chinatown

How did they get it away from him?

Mr. Gittes, sorry to keep you waiting. These staff meetings, they just go on and on. Yeah. Must be e - Chinatown

Mr. Gittes, sorry to keep you waiting. These staff meetings,...

My goodness what happened to your noseCut myself shavingWell you ought to be more careful That must really smartOnly when I breathe - Chinatown

My goodness what happened to your noseCut myself shavingWell...

I want to find out who put you up to it. - Chinatown

I want to find out who put you up to it.

What is your usual salary? - Chinatown

What is your usual salary?

Whoever is behind my husband's death, why have they gone to all this trouble? - Chinatown

Whoever is behind my husband's death, why have they...

Sophie, draw up one of our standard contracts for Mrs. - Chinatown

Sophie, draw up one of our standard contracts for Mrs.

Does my talking about your father upset youWhy noYes A littleYou see Hollis and myMy fatherhad a falling out finallyOver you or over the water departmentNot over me Why should it be over me - Chinatown

Does my talking about your father upset youWhy noYes A...

You sure about that? - Chinatown

You sure about that?

Sign here. - Chinatown

You've got a nasty reputation Mr Gitts I like that - Chinatown

You've got a nasty reputation Mr Gitts I like that

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A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Roman Polanski

Writer: Robert Towne, Roman Polanski

Production: Paramount Pictures,Long Road Productions,Robert Evans Company

Genre: drama, mystery, thriller

Year: 1974

MetaScore: 92/100

ImdbRating: 8.2

BoxOffice: $29,200,000

Released: 20 Jun 1974

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 24 nominations total

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The Jake Gittes Collection: Chinatown, The Two Jakes

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