Chinatown (1974)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1974-06-20
Runtime: 130 minutes
Director: Roman Polanski
Budget: $6,000,000 USD
Revenue: $30,000,000 USD
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- Jack Nicholson as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
- Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
- John Huston as Noah Cross
- Perry Lopez as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
- Burt Young as Curly
- John Hillerman as Russ Yelburton
- Darrell Zwerling as Hollis I. Mulwray
- Roman Polanski as Man with Knife
- Diane Ladd as Ida Sessions
- Richard Bakalyan as Detective Loach
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