Chandleresque private eye J.J. Gittes takes on the seemingly routine investigation of an errant husband but is soon caught up in a network of private and public evil. Drought-stricken Los Angeles in 1937 is a disorienting and alien place. In this multi-layered narrative, marked by dark humour, the mysterious Chinatown, where social and moral norms don’t operate, acts as a metaphor for a pervasive corruption implicating the past, the present and the future. Stars John Huston, Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Also availble on VHS [302476].
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Stream, rent or buy via
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
316887
Languages
Danish
Dutch
English
English
English
Finnish
French
French
German
German
Hungarian
Italian
Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Swedish
Turkish
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture trailers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Film noir
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Criminal investigation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)