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Chinatown

1974 · 130 min

Crime · Mystery · Thriller

IMDb 8.1🍅 98%
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Trailer

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.

Crew

  • Director Roman Polanski
  • Writer Robert Towne
  • Director of Photography John A. Alonzo

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

  • Burt Young

    Burt Young

    Curly

  • John Hillerman

    John Hillerman

    Russ Yelburton

  • Darrell Zwerling

    Darrell Zwerling

    Hollis I. Mulwray

  • Roman Polanski

    Roman Polanski

    Man with Knife

  • Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd

    Ida Sessions

  • Richard Bakalyan

    Richard Bakalyan

    Detective Loach

  • Joe Mantell

    Joe Mantell

    Lawrence Walsh

  • Roy Jenson

    Roy Jenson

    Claude Mulvihill

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