The Jake Gittes Collection

Number of Movies: 2

Overview

The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.

Featured Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Harvey Keitel

Julius "Jake" Berman

Meg Tilly

Kitty Berman

Madeleine Stowe

Lillian Bodine

Eli Wallach

Cotton Weinberger

Rubén Blades

Mickey Nice

Frederic Forrest

Chuck Newty

David Keith

Det. Lt. Loach

Tracey Walter

Tyrone Otley

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

2 Movies

Chinatown

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.

The Two Jakes

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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