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WTF Happened to Roman Polanski?
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In our latest episode of WTF Happened to This Celebrity, we explore the fascinating and sordid history of filmmaker Roman Polanski.
Chinatown
- Theatrical - Wide 1974-06-21
- Cast Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway John Huston Perry Lopez
- Directed by Roman Polanski
- Written by Robert Towne
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JJ ‘Jake’ Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Hollis, builder of the city’s water supply system, of having an affair. Gittes does what he... See more does best and photographs him with a young girl but in the ensuing scandal, it seems he was hired by an impersonator and not the real Mrs. Mulwray. When Mr. Mulwray is found dead, Jake is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest and municipal corruption all related to the city’s water supply.
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WTF Happened to Roman Polanski?
In our latest episode of WTF Happened to This Celebrity, we explore the fascinating and sordid history of filmmaker Roman Polanski.
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