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Summary:

In this sequel to Chinatown, it is 1948 Los Angeles and private investigator Jake Gittes must solve a case of suspected adultery-turned-murder that's tied to a grab for oil and to Jake's own past.

Contributors:

Parks, Van Dyke

Zsigmond, Vilmos

Nicholson, Jack

Keitel, Harvey

Tilly, Meg

Stowe, Madeleine

Towne, Robert

Evans, Robert, 1930-2019

Schneider, Harold

Paramount Pictures Corporation

Languages:

English
French
Spanish
Portuguese

Language Notes:

Sound track in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese; closed-captioned.

Other Related Resources:

Chinatown

Subjects:

Private investigators — California — Los Angeles — Drama

Adultery — California — Los Angeles — Drama

Murder — California — Los Angeles — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Private investigators

Adultery

Murder

Man-woman relationships

California — Los Angeles

Genres:

Motion pictures

Feature films

Film noir

Detective and mystery films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1; Dolby digital.

Performers:

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, and Madeleine Stowe.

Production Credits:

Music by Van Dyke Parks ; director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond ; written by Robert Towne ; directed by Jack Nicholson.

General Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990.
Sequel to: Chinatown.
Special features include a featurette with Jack Nicholson: Jack on Jakes.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

TWO 1990 DVD

ISBNs:

1415734194
9781415734193

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 097361309743
Publisher Number, Paramount Pictures: 13097

OCLC Numbers:

180772481