Chinatown (1974)

"You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth."

7.9 June 20, 1974 2h 10m Released
CrimeMysteryThriller

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite 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.

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Cast

  • Jack Nicholson

    Jack Nicholson

    J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

  • Faye Dunaway

    Faye Dunaway

    Evelyn Cross Mulwray

  • John Huston

    John Huston

    Noah Cross

  • Perry Lopez

    Perry Lopez

    Lieutenant Lou Escobar

  • Burt Young

    Burt Young

    Curly

  • John Hillerman

    John Hillerman

    Russ Yelburton

  • Darrell Zwerling

    Darrell Zwerling

    Hollis I. Mulwray

  • Roman Polanski

    Roman Polanski

    Man with Knife

  • Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd

    Ida Sessions

  • Richard Bakalyan

    Richard Bakalyan

    Detective Loach

  • Joe Mantell

    Joe Mantell

    Lawrence Walsh

  • Roy Jenson

    Roy Jenson

    Claude Mulvihill

  • James Hong

    James Hong

    Evelyn's Butler

  • Bruce Glover

    Bruce Glover

    Duffy

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