Chinatown is one of the best movies ever made. John Huston's character, Noah Cross is one of the most evil villains in cinema, likely because he's a perfect metaphor for the all-consuming and utterly depraved nature of American capitalism.

The interesting thing about Chinatown is that no one knows who the director was and it's not worth it to try and find out, so don't even try to look it up. It probably didn't even have a director. So if you're going to watch the movie, don't bother looking into it. Robert Towne is the singular genius behind it and no one else.