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uniform title
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Chinatown (Motion picture)
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title
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Chinatown [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski.
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published
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Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1999.
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description
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 program notes.
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series note
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( Widescreen collection)
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series
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 Widescreen DVD collection.
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all locations
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Availability
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location
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Towson University, Media Media Resource Services DVD | PN1997 .C446 1999 Holdings Availability
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location
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University of Baltimore Video - 1st floor | PN1997 .C4462 1999 DVD Holdings Availability
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location
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UMBC Library Media Stacks | UMDVD 629 Holdings Availability
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notes
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
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Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.)
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notes
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DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1.
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language
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In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French.
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Closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
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cast
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Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston.
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credits
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Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; film editor, Sam O’Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
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target audience
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Rated R.
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summary
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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.
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subjects
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Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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other author
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Towne, Robert.
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Polanski, Roman.
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Nicholson, Jack.
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Dunaway, Faye.
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other author
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Home Video (Firm)
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format
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Videos/Films (all)
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Videos - DVD, videodiscs
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ISBN
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0792156447
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0792159578
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UPC code
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97361551678
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