Chinatown
4097 reviews
Crime/Drama
2h 10m
1974
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...
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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.
- DirectorRoman Polanski
- Release20 June 1974
- Genre
- Duration2h 10m
- Budget$6,000,000
- Revenue$30,000,000
- Rate4097 reviews
- Productions
Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
Cast

Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston
Noah Cross

Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski
Man with Knife

Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach

James Hong
Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover
Duffy

Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh

Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby

Noble Willingham
Councilman

Rance Howard
Irate Farmer

Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley

Burt Young
Curly

Lee de Broux
Policeman

Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray

James O'Rear
Lawyer

Beulah Quo
Maid

Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener

C.O. Erickson
Customer

Charles Knapp
Mortician

Allan Warnick
Clerk

John Holland
Farmer in the Valley

Paul Jenkins
Policeman

Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)
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