Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Chinatown Paramount - Hollywood, CA Paramount 1999 - 1 videodisc (130 min.) sound, color 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Widescreen. Special features: theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.).

For private home use only.





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.

MPAA rating: R.




For private home use only.


English or dubbed French dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; closed-captioned.
Closed-captioned for the hard-of-hearing.



0792156447 9780792156444

15516 Paramount




Water rights
Murder
Incest
Gangsters
Homicide


Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)



PN1995.9.F54 / C4 1999

Chi 35