Chinatown  [videorecording] / 
a Paramount picture ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski. 
 - Hollywood, CA :  Paramount,  c1999. 
 - 1 videodisc (130 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - Widescreen DVD collection .
<br/><br/> Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.  Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.). 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith.  Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith. 
<br/><br/>Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Rated R. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French. <br/>Closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> Academy Award: Best Screenplay 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0792156447 9780792156444 0792159578 9780792159575 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>97361551678 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>15516  Paramount 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tapes  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Water rights--California--Los Angeles--Drama.<br/>Murder--Drama.<br/>Incest--Drama.<br/>Gangsters--Drama.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Drama.<br/>Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Film noir.<br/>Features.<br/>Mysteries.<br/>Detective films and programs.<br/>Videodiscs.<br/>Detective and mystery films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00279 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72