Collingswood Public Library

Notes

• Originally released as a motion picture in 1974

• Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.)

• Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; film editor, Sam O’Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith

• Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston

• 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

• Rated R

• DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1

• In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French

• Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired