Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: June 20, 1974
Runtime: 130 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.9/10 (4067 votes)
The Jake Gittes Collection

Chinatown
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
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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Cast

Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions

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

James O'Rear
Lawyer

Beulah Quo
Maid

Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener

Charles Knapp
Mortician

Allan Warnick
Clerk

John Holland
Farmer in the Valley

Paul Jenkins
Policeman

Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)









