Chinatown

Los Angeles, drought season, a sprinkler hisses. A private eye investigates an affair, a web of scandals unfolds, water rights and secrets collide. Polanski's period piece lands with a Noir punch.

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Roman Polanski directed Chinatown in 1974. See Roman Polanski's full filmography, where to start with Roman Polanski, or where to go after you've seen everything by Roman Polanski.

Chinatown was released in 1974 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 130 minutes.