Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

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

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

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.

star 7.9 8.1 92 98%
  • Release Date: 1974-06-20
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Director: Roman Polanski

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Nandu Hinds

      Sophie

    • James O'Rear

      Lawyer

    • Beulah Quo

      Maid

    • Jerry Fujikawa

      Gardener

    • Belinda Palmer

      Katherine

    • Elliott Montgomery

      Councilman

    • George Justin

      Barber

    • C.O. Erickson

      Customer

    • Charles Knapp

      Mortician

    • Claudio Martínez

      Boy on Horseback

    • Federico Roberto

      Cross' Butler

    • Allan Warnick

      Clerk

    • John Holland

      Farmer in the Valley

    • Jim Burk

      Farmer in the Valley

    • Denny Arnold

      Farmer in the Valley

    • Elizabeth Harding

      Curly's Wife

    • John Rogers

      Mr. Palmer

    • Cecil Elliott

      Emma Dill

    • Paul Jenkins

      Policeman

    • Bob Golden

      Policeman

    • Richard Warren

      Driver (uncredited)

    • Fritzi Burr

      Mulwray's Secreatry

    • Cosmo Sardo

      Barber (uncredited)

    • Charles Fogel

      Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

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