Chinatown (1974)

06/20/1974 (US) • 2h 10m

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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

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.

Top Billed 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


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Part of the The Jake Gittes Collection

Includes Chinatown, The Two Jakes

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$30,000,000.00

Keywords

dying and death

sea

pedophilia

rape

mistake in person

river

chinatown

barrage

femme fatale

conspiracy

whodunit

los angeles, california

private detective

neo-noir

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