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.
Chinatown
“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.
Director
Roman Polanski
Budget
6.0M
Revenue
30.0M
Status
Released
Production
Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
Cast
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt Young
Curly
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover
Duffy
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
James O'Rear
Lawyer
Beulah Quo
Maid
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham
Councilman
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman
Rance Howard
Irate Farmer
George Justin
Barber
C.O. Erickson
Customer
Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry
Charles Knapp
Mortician
Claudio Martínez
Boy on Horseback
Freddie Roberto
Cross' Butler
Allan Warnick
Clerk
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley
Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife
John Rogers
Mr. Palmer
Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill
Paul Jenkins
Policeman
Lee de Broux
Policeman
Bob Golden
Policeman
Don Ames
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Berle
Townsman (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Sign Painter on Door (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Hitchcock
Councilman (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Townsman (uncredited)
John Marlin
Waiter (uncredited)
Alan Marston
Assistant (uncredited)
Rose Michtom
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Councilman (uncredited)
Joe Pine
Townsman (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Councilman (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)
Jack Slate
Townsman (uncredited)
Owen Song
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Paul Van
Assistant (uncredited)
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
Wally West
Townsman (uncredited)
Chalky Williams
Bailiff (uncredited)
Kai J. Wong
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
Committee Reporter (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Trailer
Jack Nicholson accepts his award on the set of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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