Chinatown
Record details
- ISBN: 9780792159575
- ISBN: 0792159578
- ISBN: 9780792156444
- ISBN: 0792156447
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1999.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.). |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. |
Summary, etc.: | Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown. |
Target Audience Note: | Rated R. |
System Details Note: | DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1. |
Language Note: | In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French. Closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Academy Award: Best Screenplay |
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Subject: | Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) Drama Los Angeles (Calif.) History Drama Water rights California Los Angeles Drama Murder Drama Incest Drama Gangsters Drama |
Genre: | Fiction films. Detective and mystery films. Film noir. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. |
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Available copies
- 20 of 20 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | DVD CHI (Text) | 33625126672026 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |