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Chinatown [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 15516 | ParamountLanguage: English, French Summary language: English Series: Widescreen DVD collectionPublication details: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1999.Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0792156447
  • 0792159578
Uniform titles:
  • Chinatown (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston.Summary: Private eye Jake Gittes, living in the murky moral climate of sun-baked, 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 0085 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050089353

Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.

Run time: approx. 131 min.

DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1.

Closed-captioned.

In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French.

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