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CrimeDramaMystery 1974 Movie 130 min Released

Chinatown

"You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth."

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Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. 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.

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Released 20 June 1974
Runtime 130 minutes
Status Released
Genres Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
IMDb tt0071315