Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown (1974)

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth. 1974-06-20 United States of America 130 Min. PG-13
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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 is J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway is Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston is Noah Cross
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez is Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman is Russ Yelburton
Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd is Ida Sessions
Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski is Man with Knife
Man with Knife
Roy Jenson is Claude Mulvihill
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan is Detective Loach
Detective Loach
James Hong is Evelyn's Butler
Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover is Duffy
Duffy
Joe Mantell is Lawrence Walsh
Lawrence Walsh

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