DVD
Chinatown
Record details
- ISBN: 9780792159575
- ISBN: 0792159578
- ISBN: 9780792156444
- ISBN: 0792156447
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Physical Description:
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording - Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1999.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. |
| Summary, etc.: | Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rated R. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1. |
| Language Note: | In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French. Closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Academy Award: Best Screenplay |
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| Subject: | Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) Drama Los Angeles (Calif.) History Drama Water rights California Los Angeles Drama Murder Drama Incest Drama Gangsters Drama |
| Genre: | Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film noir. Detective and mystery films. Fiction films. |
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Available copies
- 20 of 20 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | DVD CHINATOWN (Text) | 32544073205071 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
| Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | DVD CHI (Text) | 33160095716679 | Adult R-rated DVD | Available | - |
| Douglas Library of Hebron | DVD CHI 3624 (Text) | 33400000133624 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | DVD P-C (Text) | 34026155500478 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Library - Washington | DVD CLASSICS CHI (Text) | 34055109315469 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
| Hall Memorial Library - Ellington | DVD CH (Text) | 34037129255149 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
| Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | DVD CHI (R) 1595 c. 1 (Text) | 32518082562359 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
| Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | DVD CLASSIC (Text) | 33620107816288 | DVD | Available | - |
| Milford Public Library | CHINATOWN (Text) | 34013077594631 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| Minor Memorial Library - Roxbury | A DVD CHI (Text) | 33630131508702 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
