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Chinatown

Chinatown

Paramount Pictures (1974)
DVD
R (Restricted)
097361551647
Classic | Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller
USA | English | Color | 02:10

A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.


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Jack Nicholson J.J. Gittes
Faye Dunaway Evelyn Mulwray
John Huston Noah Cross
Perry Lopez Escobar
John Hillerman Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling Hollis Mulwray
Diane Ladd Ida Sessions
Roy Jenson Mulvihill
Roman Polanski Man with Knife
Richard Bakalyan Loach
Joe Mantell Walsh
Bruce Glover Duffy
Nandu Hinds Sophie
James O'Rear Lawyer
James Hong Evelyn's Butler
Beulah Quo Maid
Jerry Fujikawa Gardener
Belinda Palmer Katherine
Roy Roberts Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham Councilman
Elliott Montgomery Councilman
Rance Howard Irate Farmer
George Justin Barber
C.O. Erickson Customer
Fritzi Burr Mulwray's Secretary

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Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Widescreen (16:9, Anamorphic)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Subtitles English | English (Closed Captioned)
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date Nov 23, 1999
Regions Region 1

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Index 66
Added Date Mar 10, 2012 13:58:29
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:32:06

Notes

Story Synopsis:
In “Chinatown,” a private-eye (Nicholson) thinks he’s been hired by a prominent Los Angeles woman to uncover her husband’s affair, but he soon finds himself caught up in the middle of a deadly battle over water rights that are crucial to the urbanization of the San Fernando Valley-and worth untold fortunes. Winner of an Academy Award® for Original Screenplay.

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced DVD viewed in component video exhibits fine detail and clarity into backgrounds. Colors are subtle and natural, with accurately rendered fleshtones and deep blacks. The 2.32:1 anamorphic and letterbox DVD is quite solid, with only minor artifacts and occasional pixelization.

Soundtrack:
The remastered Dolby® Digital 5.1 discrete soundtrack is a dramatic improvement over the film's original monaural sound (also available on the DVD). Much effort has been made to provide a multidimensional soundfield consistent in sonic character and spaciousness with the visual environments. The result is a holosonic listening space. The success of this is in large part due to the judicious utilization of split surrounds to dramatically enhance the aural sensation of space. The fidelity is dated, and there is some low level background hiss. Stereophonic music has been incorporated into the mix.

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Cinematography


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