Chinatown (BLU)

Roman Polanski

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Synopsis

Directed by Roman Polanski (Repulsion), this classic noir homage stars Jack Nicholson (The Departed) as Jake Gittes, a private eye in 1930's Los Angeles who unwittingly becomes a pawn in a complex murder-and-land rights scheme.

Through his investigations, Gittes soon begins to suspect deeper, more perverse motivations behind the case as he becomes involved with a mysterious femme fatale (Faye Dunaway, Network) and a ruthless water baron (John Huston, director of The African Queen).

Nominated for eleven Oscars at the 1975 Academy Awards Ceremony - Best Picture: Robert Evans; Best Director: Roman Polanski; Best Actor: Jack Nicholson; Best Actress: Faye Dunaway; Best Film Editing: Sam O'Steen; Best Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell, & Ruby Levitt; Best Costume Design: Anthea Sylbert; Best Cinematography: John A. Alonzo; Best Sound Mixing: Bud Grenzbach & Larry Jost; Best Music Score: Jerry Goldsmith; and Best Original Screenplay: Robert Towne - the film ultimately won just one for Towne's screenplay.

Paramount's Blu-ray presents the film in its 2.39:1 original aspect ratio with both 5.1 and restored monaural Dolby TrueHD audio tracks. The disc also carries a number of bonus supplements, including:

  • Commentary with Robert Towne and David Fincher
  • Three-part Water and Power documentary with Robert Towne:
  • - The Aqueduct
    - The Aftermath
    - The River & Beyond
  • Chinatown: An Appreciation retrospective with filmmakers Steven Soderbergh, James Newton Howard, Kimberly Peirce, and Roger Deakins
  • Three behind-the-scenes featurettes:
  • - Chinatown: The Beginning and the End
    - Chinatown: Filming
    - Chinatown: The Legacy
  • Theatrical trailer

Product Details

  • Format: Color, Widescreen
  • Language: English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio: 2:35:1
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rating: R
  • Label: Paramount
  • Release Date: 04/03/2012
  • Run Time: 130 minutes
  • Catalogue #: 07471
  • Region: All Regions
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