Chinatown(1974)

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

79

2h 10m

  • Crime,
  • Drama,
  • Mystery

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

    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

  • John Hillerman

    John Hillerman

    Russ Yelburton

  • Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd

    Ida Sessions

  • Roman Polanski

    Roman Polanski

    Man with Knife

  • Roy Jenson

    Roy Jenson

    Claude Mulvihill

  • Richard Bakalyan

    Richard Bakalyan

    Detective Loach

  • James Hong

    James Hong

    Evelyn's Butler

  • Bruce Glover

    Bruce Glover

    Duffy

  • Joe Mantell

    Joe Mantell

    Lawrence Walsh

  • Roy Roberts

    Roy Roberts

    Mayor Bagby

  • Noble Willingham

    Noble Willingham

    Councilman

  • Rance Howard

    Rance Howard

    Irate Farmer

  • Jesse Vint

    Jesse Vint

    Farmer in the Valley

  • Burt Young

    Burt Young

    Curly

  • Lee de Broux

    Lee de Broux

    Policeman

  • Darrell Zwerling

    Darrell Zwerling

    Hollis I. Mulwray

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    Status

    Released (Jun 20, 1974)

    Budget

    $6,000,000

    Revenue

    $30,000,000

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