Chinatown (Original title)
Date: 1974 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Roman Polanski
Production company billing: ©1974. Long Road Productions [opening logo] Paramount - a Gulf + Western company a Paramount picture a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film [end] a Paramount-Penthouse presentation
Synopsis: Period murder mystery: a matrimonial investigator finds himself involved in a complicated web of murder and corruption with big wheels in California of the late Thirties.
Genre: Film noir
Subjects: Los Angeles, Water, Private detective agencies, Political corruption, Incest
Releases
Date: 1974not specifiedRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 131 mins Length: 11771 FeetLanguage: English
Date: 2023Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-17358
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11754 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-573543
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1220464
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 11764 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-800578
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-561393
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(6)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2022BFI identifier: N-9429500
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-9886270
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-17358
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11754 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-573543
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1220464
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 11764 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-800578
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: 1974 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: Roman Polanski
Production company billing: ©1974. Long Road Productions [opening logo] Paramount - a Gulf + Western company a Paramount picture a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film [end] a Paramount-Penthouse presentation
Synopsis: Period murder mystery: a matrimonial investigator finds himself involved in a complicated web of murder and corruption with big wheels in California of the late Thirties.
Genre: Film noir
Subjects: Los Angeles, Water, Private detective agencies, Political corruption, Incest
Releases
Date: 1974not specifiedRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 131 mins Length: 11771 FeetLanguage: English
Date: 2023Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(7)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-17358
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11754 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-573543
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1220464
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 11764 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-800578
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-561393
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(6)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2022BFI identifier: N-9429500
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-9886270
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-17358
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11754 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-573543
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1986BFI identifier: C-1220464
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 11764 FeetStock date: 1964BFI identifier: C-800578
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)