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Chinatown

1974 film directed by Roman Polański
Movie film Q644987
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Summary

Chinatown is a film[1]. Chinatown ranks in the top 0.82% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,877 views/month, #770 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], BAFTA Award for Best Direction[5], BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[6], BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay[7], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[8], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[9], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[10], Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[11]
  • Director: Roman Polanski[12]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Towne[13], Roman Polanski[14]
  • Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[15]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[16]
  • Genre: neo-noir[17], mystery film[18], film noir[19], crime thriller film[20], drama film[21]
  • Named after: Chinatown[22]
  • Followed by: The Two Jakes[23]
  • Cast member: Jack Nicholson[24], John Huston[25], Faye Dunaway[26], John Hillerman[27], Diane Ladd[28], Roman Polanski[29], Roy Jenson[30], Bruce Glover[31], Joe Mantell[32], Burt Young[33], James Hong[34], Jerry Fujikawa[35], Jesse Vint[36], John Holland[37]
  • Producer: Robert Evans[38]
  • Depicts: water rights[39]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[40]
  • Director of photography: John A. Alonzo[41]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[42]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[43]
  • Commons category: Chinatown (1974 film)[44]
  • Soundtrack release: Chinatown[45]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[46]
  • Review score: 9.4/10[47], 92/100[48], 98%[49], 8.1/10[50], 4.3/5[51]
  • Color: color[52]
  • Country of origin: United States[53]
  • Publication date: June 20, 1974[54], June 28, 1974[55], December 19, 1974[56]
  • Distributed by: MOKÉP[57], Netflix[58], Paramount Pictures[59]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[60]
  • Filming location: Paramount Pictures Studios[61], Echo Park Lake[62], Santa Catalina Island[63]

Why It Matters

Chinatown has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Chinatown is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did Chinatown receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], BAFTA Award for Best Direction[5], and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role[6].

Related Entities

Burt Young Diane Ladd Faye Dunaway film Jack Nicholson James Hong Jerry Goldsmith John Huston Los Angeles Netflix Rance Howard Robert Towne Roman Polanski The Batman United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [32] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [34] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [35] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Letterboxd. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . catalog.afi.com. Retrieved . catalog.afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . catalog.afi.com. Retrieved . catalog.afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . catalog.afi.com. Retrieved . catalog.afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Set in period → 1937, 20th century
    Award received → Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films, BAFTA Award for Best Direction +6
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    Nominated for → Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Director +10
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