Forget it Jake, it's 4K - Chinatown 50th Anniversary - Paramount Presents 4K UHD Coming June 18

Tom Landy

3--4 minutes

Posted Mon Apr 1, 2024 at 12:18 PM PDT by

Paramount celebrates the 50th anniversary of the classic noir Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson with a limited edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release on June 18. Pre-orders are now available.

Chinatown was nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture and is now preserved in the U.S.'s National Film Registry at the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." This limited-edition release not only includes Chinatown fully restored on 4K UHD Blu-ray, but also the sequel - The Two Jakes on Blu-ray as well as new and legacy content.

Jack Nicholson is unforgettable as private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) 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 for one, unforgettable night.

Chinatown 50th Anniversary - Paramount Presents 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
 

The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray + Digital Limited Edition release presents the fully restored Chinatown in 4K, plus the film's sequel, The Two Jakes, on Blu-ray. The release also includes new and legacy supplements as follows:

Newbonus content is detailed below:

• A State of Mind: Author Sam Wasson On Chinatown -- Sam Wasson, film historian and bestselling author of The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years Of Hollywood, on the importance of the film and its legacy.   
• Chinatown Memories --Legendary producer Hawk Koch shares stories from his time as assistant director on the film.  
• **The Trilogy That Never Was **-- Sam Wasson discusses the planned third installment of what would have been a trio of movies featuring the character Jake Gittes. 

Additional legacy bonus content:

• Commentary by screenwriter Robert Towne with David Fincher

• Water and Power

• The Aqueduct

• The Aftermath

• The River & Beyond

• Chinatown: An Appreciation

• Chinatown: The Beginning and the End

• Chinatown: Filming

• Chinatown: Legacy

• Theatrical Trailer