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The Secrets of ‘Chinatown’: Inside the Story Behind the Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway Thriller
'Chinatown' earned 10 Oscar nominations thanks to thrilling performances by Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in the 1974 film. Inside the secrets of the movie.
Chinatown, an ambitious neo-noir thriller starring Jack, Faye Dunaway and John Huston, would be among that year’s top 20 highest-grossing movies and earn 10 Academy Award nominations. Despite their close friendship, Polanski also clashed with Jack when the actor was late to the set because he was watching his beloved LA Lakers play in overtime. FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty ImagesJack’s then-girlfriend Angelica Huston — whose real-life father, John, played Chinatown’s villain Noah Cross — visited the set twice.
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