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Chinatown

Chinatown
★ 7.9/10•1974•2h 10m•R•Crime•Mystery•Thriller

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

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.

Roman Polanski · Director

Robert Towne · Writer

Roman Polanski · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 20, 1974
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$30,000,000

Actors

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

James Hong

James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover

Bruce Glover

Duffy

Nandu Hinds

Sophie

James O'Rear

James O'Rear

Lawyer

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