Chinatown
1974 · 130 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 362,391 VOTES · DIR. Roman Polanski
Overview
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,458 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:29 All right, Curly, enough's enough.
00:06:10 is a fair price to pay to keep the desert from our streets
00:16:15 Mortgage department, First National Bank.
00:18:45 Well, no.
00:23:15 to blow up the city reservoirs.
00:29:12 Looks like you went quite a distance.
00:33:06 We quarrelled over her, of course. It came as a complete surprise to me.
00:37:49 What did you talk about, do you mind my asking?
00:44:05 - Yes, sir? - Drink?
00:47:42 But why? There's nothing more to say.
00:53:01 I don't know what you're talking about.
00:57:06 - Never forgave him for what? - For talking him into building it.
01:01:29 Yeah.
01:08:26 Search him. Search him!
01:12:57 I'm sorry, but we don't.
01:18:06 When was the last time?
01:23:28 - It has to do with my father. - I know.
01:30:42 I wanted him to be happy.
01:39:05 He found out they were dumping water there.
01:45:03 There's no time to be shocked by the truth.
01:49:40 - Sophie, get me Walsh. - Yes, Mr. Gittes.
01:55:08 Do you remember the figures we discussed?
01:59:35 Mr. Cross, these are my associates, Mr. Walsh and Mr...
21:10:08 He made this city.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,458
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:02:29
Final line21:10:08
Production Record
DirectorRoman Polanski
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$30,000,000
IMDb votes362,391