Chinatown (DVD, 1999, 25th Anniversary Widescreen)

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This is a rare and out-of-print DVD of the 25th Anniversary Widescreen edition of Chinatown, featuring interviews with the film's director Roman Polanski and lead actor Jack Nicholson. The DVD includes a widescreen version of the classic drama, starring Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson, and is rated R.

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Many films from the 1970s allow even the most gripping narratives to flow with the consequences of real life. CHINATOWN is a classic film whose intrigues and adventures culminate in life-changing moments for its protagonist, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson).Director Roman Polanski's classic neo-noir detective story is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, where residents suffer from a water shortage due to an ongoing drought. With stellar contributions from composer Jerry Goldsmith and screenwriter Robert Towne, whose script recalls the hard-boiled cynicism of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, CHINATOWN is a complex and superbly crafted period drama that has become Polanski's most critically acclaimed film. Private investigator Gittes runs a sleazy detective agency. When a client (Diane Ladd) hires him to spy on her "husband," who is rumored to be having an affair with a younger woman, Jake uncovers a plot against the man--but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Still to emerge are a sex scandal implicating the real wife (Faye Dunaway), with whom Jake is destined to become more closely acquainted, and a real estate swindle of tremendous proportions devised by her tycoon father (John Huston), backed up by a vast network of corrupt city officials and landowners who make life hell for the private eye.This story crystallizes the impact of a chance meeting with the romantic ideals of the early 1970s, when the American urban landscape and economic power structures were in flux.

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UPC0097361551678
eBay Product ID (ePID)3307176

Product Key Features

ActorFaye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson
Edition25th Anniversary Widescreen
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleChinatown
DirectorRoman Polanski
FormatDVD
Release Year1999
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display Format25th Anniversary Widescreen
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleFaye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19991123

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  • It will never be done as well again, ever.

    Exciting and enthralling with thematic depth. Towne and Nicholson at their best. This will never be done as well again, ever.

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    I’ve seen the dvd before, but not this particular item. Bought it to be part of my permanent collection.

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    the film was well acted, the characters were very good and the film was very enjoyable.

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  • Great job showing LA back in the 40s

    Product was in great shape geed movie

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  • When Jack was Jake. Faye was confused by her family tree.

    When Jack was Jake. Faye was confused by her family tree.

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  • Brilliant acting and direction.

    Classic Movie at a good price

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  • It's "Chinatown".

    It's "Chinatown". In my humble opinion, that sentence suffices.

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  • It's Chinatown, Jake

    Great, thanks.

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