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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

But I'm surprised you're still working for herunless she's suddenly come up with another husbandNo She happens to think the last one was murderedHow'd she get that ideaI think I gave it to her - Chinatown

But I'm surprised you're still working for...

I hope you don't mind I believe they should be served with the headFine Long as you don't serve chicken that way - Chinatown

I hope you don't mind I believe they should be served...

Who's the investigating officer Lou Escobar He's a lieutenantDo you know him Oh yeahWhere fromWe used to work together In ChinatownWould you call him a capable manHonestAs far as it goesOf course he has to swim in the same water we all do - Chinatown

Who's the investigating officer Lou Escobar He's a...

It disturbs me Makes me think you're taking my daughter for a rideFinancially speaking of courseWhat are you charging herMy usual fee plus a bonus if I get resultsAre you sleeping with herCome come Mr GittsYou don't have to think about that to remember do - Chinatown

It disturbs me Makes me think you're taking my daughter...

You may think you know what you're dealing withbut believe me you don'tWhy is that funnyIt's what the district attorney used to tell me in Chinatown - Chinatown

You may think you know what you're dealing withbut...

Exactly what do you know about me Sit downMainly that you're richand too respectable to want your name in the newspapersOf course I'm respectable I'm oldPoliticians ugly buildings and whoresall get respectable if they last long enough - Chinatown

Exactly what do you know about me Sit downMainly that...

- What was the argument about? - Chinatown

- What was the argument about?

I happen to know Hollis was fond of her. - Chinatown

I happen to know Hollis was fond of her.

I'll have my secretary draw up the papers. - Chinatown

I'll have my secretary draw up the papers.

Tell meare you frightened for the girl or what Evelyn might do to herJust find the girl - Chinatown

Tell meare you frightened for the girl or what Evelyn might...

I'm a little lost. - Chinatown

I'm a little lost.

Say, Sonny, why do they have all those names pasted in the plat books? - Chinatown

Say, Sonny, why do they have all those names pasted in the...

All right, quit it. - Chinatown

All right, quit it.

I said see if he's armed, not empty his pockets! - Chinatown

I said see if he's armed, not empty his pockets!

The name's gittes. - Chinatown

The name's gittes.

Mrs. Evelyn mulwray. Mulwray? That's the son of a bitch who's done it to us. Mulwray's dead. You don - Chinatown

Mrs. Evelyn mulwray. Mulwray? That's the son of a bitch...

Mulwray's dead You don't know what you're talking about you dumb Okie - Chinatown

Mulwray's dead You don't know what you're...

What's going on? - Chinatown

What's going on?

- That dam's a con job. - Chinatown

- That dam's a con job.

A memorial service was held at the mar vista inn todayfor Jasper Lamar crabbHe passed away two weeks agoWhy is that unusualHe passed away two weeks ago and one week ago he bought the landThat's unusual - Chinatown

A memorial service was held at the mar vista inn todayfor...

Do you accept people of the Jewish persuasionI'm sorry but we don'tDon't be sorry Neither does dad - Chinatown

Do you accept people of the Jewish persuasionI'm sorry...

Charlie! - Chinatown

They're all there. - Chinatown

They're all there.

You're looking at the owners of a 50,000-acre empire. - Chinatown

You're looking at the owners of a 50,000-acre empire.

Come on. - Chinatown

Maid's night off? - Chinatown

Maid's night off?

To you, Mrs. - Chinatown

Tell me Mr Gittesdoes this often happen to youWhat's thatWell I'm judging only on the basis of one afternoon and an eveningbut if this is how you go about your workI'd say you'd be lucky to get through a whole dayActually this hasn't happened to me for a - Chinatown

Tell me Mr Gittesdoes this often happen to youWhat's...

- In Chinatown. - Chinatown

- In Chinatown.

Do you have any peroxide, or anything like that? - Chinatown

Do you have any peroxide, or anything like that?

It's a nasty cut. - Chinatown

It's a nasty cut.

Sorry! There. Is it painful? - Chinatown

Sorry! There. Is it painful?

It must be painful. - Chinatown

It must be painful.

What about it? - Chinatown

Did you wear a uniform? - Chinatown

Did you wear a uniform?

You really don't like to talk about the past do youI'm tiredNo Why does it bother you to talk about itIt bothers everybody that works there WhereChinatown EverybodyTo me it was just bad luckYou can't always tell what's going on - Chinatown

You really don't like to talk about the past do...

You can't always tell what's going on. - Chinatown

You can't always tell what's going on.

Why was... - Chinatown

I was trying to keep someone from being hurt. - Chinatown

I was trying to keep someone from being hurt.

Was there a woman involved? - Chinatown

Was there a woman involved?

Yes, hello? - Chinatown

I have to go. - Chinatown

And there is... - Chinatown

And there is...

You saw my father? - Chinatown

You saw my father?

You didn't tell me. - Chinatown

You didn't tell me.

What did he say? - Chinatown

What did he say?

I want you to listen to me. - Chinatown

I want you to listen to me.

Even the death of your husband? - Chinatown

Even the death of your husband?

You won't go to the police if I tell you? - Chinatown

You won't go to the police if I tell you?

She... She... She... She's my sister. - Chinatown

She... She... She... She's my sister.

Take it easy. - Chinatown

I would never have harmed Hollis. - Chinatown

I would never have harmed Hollis.

I borrowed your husband's car. - Chinatown

I borrowed your husband's car.

Yeah. Well, I'm tired, Mrs. Mulwray. Good night. - Chinatown

Yeah. Well, I'm tired, Mrs. Mulwray. Good night.

Gittes? - Chinatown

Gittes? - Chinatown

I tell you what, pal. - Chinatown

I tell you what, pal.

848-1/2 east Kensington. - Chinatown

848-1/2 east Kensington.

What are you doing around here? - Chinatown

What are you doing around here?

- Isn't that your phone number? - Chinatown

- Isn't that your phone number?

What happened to your nose gittesSomebody slam a bedroom window on itNope Your wife got excited She crossed her legs a little too quickYou understand what I mean pal - Chinatown

What happened to your nose gittesSomebody slam a bedroom...

You must really think I'm stupid don't you gittesI don't think about it that muchbut give me a day or two and I'll get back to youNow I'd like to go home I want the other pictures gittesWhat picturesThis broad hired you not Evelyn mulwrayYeah YeahSomebody - Chinatown

You must really think I'm stupid don't you gittesI...

- It's too late. - Chinatown

- It's too late.

Have your client in my office in two hours. - Chinatown

Have your client in my office in two hours.

Where's Mrs. - Chinatown

Yeah, yeah. - Chinatown

Salt water? - Chinatown

What's that? - Chinatown

What's that? - Chinatown

How are you? - Chinatown

J.j. Gittes for lieutenant Escobar. But... now look, what's the matter? What's wrong? - I told you, - Chinatown

J.j. Gittes for lieutenant Escobar. But... now look,...

She's my daughterI said I want the truthShe's my sisterShe's my daughterMy sister my daughterI said I want the truthAll of itShe's my sister and my daughter - Chinatown

She's my daughterI said I want the truthShe's my...

Kahn, please, go back. - Chinatown

Kahn, please, go back.

My father and I... - Chinatown

My father and I...

Understand? - Chinatown

Then what happened? - Chinatown

Then what happened?

Hollis came and took care of me. - Chinatown

Hollis came and took care of me.

I couldn't see her. - Chinatown

I couldn't see her.

I wanted to, but I... - Chinatown

I wanted to, but I...

Those didn't belong to Hollis. - Chinatown

Those didn't belong to Hollis.

Katherine, - Chinatown

Katherine, say hello to Mr. - Chinatown

Katherine, say hello to Mr.

He lives at 1712 Alameda. - Chinatown

He lives at 1712 Alameda.

J. J. Gittes and associates. - Sophie, get me Walsh. - Yes, Mr. Gittes. - Jake? - Yeah. Listen, pal, - Chinatown

J. J. Gittes and associates. - Sophie, get me Walsh. - Yes,...

Come on in, Lou. - Chinatown

Come on in, Lou.

I don't suppose you have any idea where she went. - Chinatown

I don't suppose you have any idea where she went.

- Let's get the little lady. - Chinatown

- Let's get the little lady.

You never learn, do you, Jake? - Chinatown

You never learn, do you, Jake?

Yes? Hello. Mr. Gittes! Come in! Well, this is some surprise, Mr. Gittes. Call me Jake. How you doin - Chinatown

Yes? Hello. Mr. Gittes! Come in! Well, this is some...

- Curly, where's your car? - Chinatown

- Curly, where's your car?

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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.

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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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