Chinatown (1974)

7.9/10 130 min Crime Mystery Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Burt Young

Curly

John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover

Duffy

James O'Rear

Lawyer

Beulah Quo

Maid

Roy Roberts

Mayor Bagby

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