Chinatown
June 20, 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...More
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
Director
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
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
NH
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
James O'Rear
Lawyer
Beulah Quo
Maid
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
BP
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
EM
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman
GJ
George Justin
Barber
C.O. Erickson
Customer
Charles Knapp
Mortician
CM
Claudio Martínez
Boy on Horseback
FR
Federico Roberto
Cross' Butler
Allan Warnick
Clerk
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
JB
Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley
DA
Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley
EH
Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife
JR
John Rogers
Mr. Palmer
CE
Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill
Paul Jenkins
Policeman
BG
Bob Golden
Policeman
RW
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry
Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)
CF
Charles Fogel
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)