Chinatown (1974)

Capable of Anything

Jake (Jack Nicholson) learns the awful truth about Noah Cross (John Huston), but is helpless to stop him.

Directed by Roman Polanski.

Released in 1974 by Paramount.

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  • mood: Brainy
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: Backyard
  • theme: Evil
  • theme: Ethics
  • actor: Jack Nicholson
  • actor: John Huston
  • director: Roman Polanski
  • producer: C.O. Erickson
  • producer: Robert Evans
  • cinematographer: John A. Alonzo
  • composer: Jerry Goldsmith
  • editor: Sam O'Steen
  • costume-designer: Anthea Sylbert
  • production-designer: Richard Sylbert
  • role-name: J.J. Gittes
  • role-name: Noah Cross
  • screenwriter: Roman Polanski
  • screenwriter: Robert Towne
  • year: 1974
  • studio: Paramount