KnowraChinatownLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Chinatown, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 4Related 2New HollywoodBroader topic: Its polished period setting carries New Hollywood’s distrust of institutions and unresolved moral conflicts.Jack NicholsonRelated: Nicholson plays private detective J. J. Gittes in one of his signature performances.Neo-noirBroader topic: It revives period noir while making civic power and investigative failure central.Roman PolanskiBroader topic: The film joins his direction to Robert Towne’s screenplay in a celebrated study of corruption.Faye DunawayBroader topic: Dunaway plays Evelyn Mulwray, a role central to the film’s mystery.James HongRelated: Hong appears as Kahn, extending his screen career into a landmark American crime film.