Number of Movies: 2
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The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Julius "Jake" Berman
Kitty Berman
Lillian Bodine
Cotton Weinberger
Mickey Nice
Chuck Newty
Det. Lt. Loach
Earl Rawley
Tyrone Otley
Lawrence Walsh
Kahn
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June 20, 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 is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
August 10, 1990
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
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