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Chinatown

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

7.9/10(4,399)
1974
130 min
CrimeMysteryThriller

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.

Production

Paramount Pictures · Long Road Productions · Robert Evans Productions

Cast & Characters

Jack Nicholson as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston as Noah Cross

John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez as Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Burt Young as Curly

Burt Young

Curly

John Hillerman as Russ Yelburton

John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Darrell Zwerling as Hollis I. Mulwray

Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

Roman Polanski as Man with Knife

Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Diane Ladd as Ida Sessions

Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Richard Bakalyan as Detective Loach

Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

Joe Mantell as Lawrence Walsh

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Roy Jenson as Claude Mulvihill

Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Directors & Crew

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Robert Evans

Producer

R

Roman Polanski

Director

R

Robert Towne

Writer

R

Roman Polanski

Writer

Screenshots & Stills

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