Chinatown (1974)
| Release Date | 20 June 1974 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 1972 Canyon Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Detective Film |
| Mood | Tough Guys, Spellbinders |
| Themes | Private Eyes, Haunted By the Past, Scandals and Cover-ups, Femmes Fatales |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Bleak, Somber, Wry, Cynical, Menacing, Austere |
| Tags | Con/scam, Corruption, Femme Fatale, High Society, Incest, Land Scheme, Private Detective, Water Supply |
Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne and starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. It was released by Paramount Pictures.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis Mulwray
Roy Jenson
Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Loach
Joe Mantell
Walsh
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
James O'Rear
Lawyer
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman
George Justin
Barber
C.O. Erickson
Customer
Charles Knapp
Mortician
Claudio Martínez
Boy on Horseback
Federico Roberto
Cross' Butler
Allan Warnick
Clerk
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley
Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife
John Rogers
Mr. Palmer
Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill
Paul Jenkins
Policeman
Lee de Broux
Policeman
Bob Golden
Policeman
Richard Warren
Driver
Director
Writer
Producer
C.O. Erickson
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John A. Alonzo
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Editor
Sam O'Steen
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Casting Director
Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Production Designer
Richard Sylbert
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Art Director
W. Stewart Campbell
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Set Decorator
Ruby R. Levitt
Costume Designer
Anthea Sylbert
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Makeup Department
Hank Edds
makeup artist
Susan Germaine
hair stylist
Lee Harman
makeup artist
Vivienne Walker
hair stylist
Production Manager
C.O. Erickson
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Ader
second assistant director
Hawk Koch
assistant director
Lee Rafner
second assistant director
Art Department
Bill MacSems
property master
Gabe Resh
set designer
Robert Resh
set designer
L. David Gordon
draper
Mike Reedy
property maker
Sound Department
Clint Althouse
boom operator
Bob Cornett
sound editor
Charles Grenzbach
sound re-recordist
Larry Jost
sound mixer
Howard Beals
sound editor
David Dockendorf
sound re-recording mixer
Roger Sword
sound editor
John Wilkinson
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Logan Frazee
special effects
Stunts
Jim Burk
stunts
Steven Burnett
stunts
Alan Gibbs
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Hugh K. Gagnier
camera operator
Earl Gilbert
gaffer
Bernie Schwartz
key grip
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Bruno
wardrobe
Jean Merrick
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Florence Williamson
assistant editor
Music Department
John C. Hammell
music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet solo
Other Crew
May Wale Brown
script supervisor
Gary Chazan
assistant to producer
Lee Sollenberger
animal trainer
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Long Road
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Penthouse
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
C.I.C. (Consorcio Ibérico Cinematográfico)
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
CIC
Cinema International Corporation (CIC)
Argentina Video Home
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CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
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CBS Television
Paramount Filmes do Brasil
Paramount Home Entertainment
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Paramount Home Video
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Phillips
Prem'er Video Fil'm
United International Pictures (UIP)
Miscellaneous
Freedom Service Company
production services
The Family Jewels
jewellery
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