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Chinatown
Summary: A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Runtime: 2 h 10 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 6,000,000
Domestic: $ 29,200,000
International: $ 31,954
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1930s20th centuryaccidental killingadulteryafialtered version of studio logoalto vallejo damambushamerican cinemaanti heroapartmentaquariumassumed identityattempted murderautomobileautopsybandaged nosebarberbarber shavebarbershopbare breastsbareback ridingbathtubbeachbeatingbedbetrayalbinocularsblack and white photographblack comedybloody faceboy wears a swimsuitbradbury buildingbrawlbridgebroken pocket watchbrutalitybusiness cardbutlercadillaccadillac motor vehiclecaliforniacameracandlestick telephonecarcar accidentcar chasecar crashcatalinacatalina island californiacaught in a liecharacter repeats someone else's dialoguechild of incestchinatownchinatown los angeleschinese americanchinese gardencigarette casecigarette smokingcitycity councilcity hallcocktailcompromising photographconspiracyconspiracy thrillerconvertiblecoronercorpsecorrupt businessmancorruptioncoughingcover upcoworker coworker relationshipcrime victimcriminalcrutchcult classiccult filmcutting someone's nosedamdark herodark pastdaughter shoots fatherdead bodydeathdebatedeceptiondesertdetectivedinner of fish with head ondirector cameodiscovering a dead bodydisfigurementdishonestydistrustdomestic violencedouble crossdrainage pipedriver shotdroughtdrowningdrunkennessdysfunctional familyeavesdroppingecho park los angelesemployee employee relationshipemployer employee relationshipends with deathengineerescape attemptethnic slurevilevil manex copextramarital affaireyeglassesface slapfade to blackfalse accusationfamily relationshipsfamous linefamous scorefarmfarmerfather daughter relationshipfearfemale nudityfemme fatalefightfirst partfishermanfishingfistfightflock of sheep indoorsflyer under windshield wiperfollowing someonefordford carford motor vehiclefriendshipgangstergardenergovernment corruptiongreat depressiongungun held to headhall of recordshandcuffed togetherhandcuffshandgunhanging up without saying goodbyehard boiledhardboiled mysteryhaunted by the pastheld at gunpointhenchmanherohidden truthhistorical dramahit with a crutchhitmanhomagehome invasionhorsehorse auto chasehostagehusband wife relationshiphydrogen peroxideice teaimpersonationimplied seximpostorincestincestuous relationshipinterrogationinterwar periodinvestigationinvestigatorjake gittes characterkeep out signkicked in the crotchkicked in the stomachkilled by copknifeknife in noseknocked unconsciousland grablandownerlawsuitlawyerlieutenantlighting a cigarette for a womanlocation in titlelong takelos angeles californialos angeles riverlos angeles storm drainloss of husbandmaidmale nuditymale protagonistmale pubic hairmale slaps femaleman in a showerman murders a womanman slaps a womanman wears a white suitmansionmapmayormelancholymexicanmexicomillionairemistressmoneymorguemother daughter relationshipmurdermurder by drowningmurder by gunshotmurder of a nude manmurder of mothermurder victimmusic score features percussionmusic score features pianomusic score features trumpetmystery womannaked dead bodynaked dead mannaked mannational film registryneo noirnewspaper headlinenightnose bandagenose cutnose injurynosebleednuditynursing homeoak pass reservoirobituaryofficeoffice barone word titleorangeorange groveorchardorchestral music scorepackardpackard carpackard motor vehiclepalm treeparanoiapassionate kissphoto labphotographphotograph of couple having sexpillow talkpistolplace name in titleplot twistpocket watchpolicepolice chasepolice detectivepolice officerpolice stationpolitical conspiracypolitical corruptionpolitical cover uppoliticspondpremarital sexprivate detectiveprivate investigatorprotective maleprotestpsychological dramapsychological thrillerpsychopathpubic hairpunched in the chestpunched in the facequiltingracial slurracismraperape victimreal estatereal estate fraudreal estate scamreference to confuciusreference to seabiscuitreference to st. francis dam disasterrescuereservoirrestaurantretirement homerevolverriding on a running boardriflerooftoprowboatsabotagesalt waterscamscandalscapegoatscene of the crimesecretsecret pastsecretarysecurity guardset upsetting a pocket watchsevered noseshavingshocking truthshot in the armshot in the backshot in the chestshot in the eyeshot in the headshot to deathshotgunshowdownshowersister sister relationshipsmoking in bedsmoking tobaccosnoopingsocial decaysociopathsouthern accentspeachstabbed with a knifesummer coldsurprise endingsurveillancesuspensesuspicionswitchbladetaking a photographtearing a page from a booktelephonetelephone calltelephoto lenstelling a jokethreatthreatened with a knifethugtimeframe 1930stimeframe 20th centurytitle spoken by charactertopless female nuditytorturetragedytragic endingtragic eventtragic pasttrespassingtwist endingtycoonu.s. carunhappy endingunited states of americaurban settingusavandalismvillainviolencewaterwater engineerwater rightsweaponwidowwisecrack humorwoman smoking cigaretteyachtyawnyawningyear 1937
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