Chinatown
Released Date
June 20, 1974
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Thriller
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$29,200,000 + $25,935 = $29,225,935
$29,200,000 + $25,935 = $29,225,935
About 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.
About
A private detective named J.J. "Jake" Gittes gets led along a string of lies in pursuit of finding the person who murdered Mr. Mulwray.
Trivia
The film was nominated for eleven Oscars. Director Roman Polanski makes a cameo as the man who cuts Gittes' nose.