Chinatown

Chinatown

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

7.9(4,094)
1974
2h 10m
15
50
3.9(112)
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

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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.

Director

Roman Polanski

Production

Paramount Pictures

Budget

$6,000,000

Revenue

$30,000,000

Cast

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston

John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd

Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan

Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong

James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

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