Chinatown
1974 | Noir | USA | Directed by Roman Polanski
Overview
Jack Nicholson with a nose bandage and a water scandal based on Los Angeles history. Robert Towne script, famous for its last line, is screenwriting scripture. Polanski himself cameos to end the 1930s noir dream with a knife. Faye Dunaway carries a secret of Greek tragedy proportions. The 1970s noir revival peak: the private eye versus civic rot, and the rot wins.
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