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Chinatown (1974)

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.
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Roman Polanski profile
Roman Polanski

Director

Robert Towne profile
Robert Towne

Screenplay

Cast

Jack Nicholson profile
Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway profile
Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston profile
John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez profile
Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman profile
John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd profile
Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski profile
Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson profile
Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan profile
Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong profile
James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover profile
Bruce Glover

Duffy

Joe Mantell profile
Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Jack Nicholson profile
Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway profile
Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston profile
John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez profile
Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman profile
John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd profile
Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski profile
Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson profile
Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan profile
Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong profile
James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover profile
Bruce Glover

Duffy

Joe Mantell profile
Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Extra

Release Date

June 20, 1974

Original Language

Spanish, Cantonese, English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logoLong Road Productions logoRobert Evans Company logo

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