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Chinatown
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Chinatown is the 1974 noir classic directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson as Jake Gittes, a former war hero and Los Angeles private investigator in the late 1930s who uncovers a conspiracy while conducting surveillance on a city engineer for the Department of Water and Power . The film's cast included John Huston, Faye Dunaway, and Roman Polanski in a cameo role. The film would gain widespread acclaim, receiving eleven Academy Award nominations with one win for Robert Towne for Best Original Screenplay. Nicholson would reprise his role as Gittes in the 1990 sequel The Two Jakes, which he also directed.
The following weapons were used in the film Chinatown:
WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS!
Revolvers
Colt Detective Special
Gittes disarms Claude Mulvihill (Roy Jenson) of a Colt Detective Special when the two fight at the retirement home. LAPD Det. Loach (Richard Bakalyan) also draws one during the climax in Chinatown.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
LAPD Lt. Lou Escobar (Perry Lopez) draws a Smith & Wesson Model 10 service revolver during the finale, firing at Evelyn's car until it stops.
Pistols
Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket
Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) draws a Colt Model 1908 Vest Pocket during the finale in the Chinatown section of LA, using it to wound her father Noah Cross (John Huston).
Shotguns
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
When J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) goes to investigate the orange groves, he is shot at by farmers with double barreled shotguns who mistake him for one of the Water Department's men.
