Chinatown 1974

Synopsis

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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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

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