Chinatown
1974 · Movie · 2h 10m · R
CrimeMysteryThriller
"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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.9/10
Key crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Robert TowneWriter
Cast
- Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
- Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
- John HustonNoah Cross
- Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
- Burt YoungCurly
- John HillermanRuss Yelburton
- Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray
- Roman PolanskiMan with Knife
- Diane LaddIda Sessions
- Richard BakalyanDetective Loach
- Joe MantellLawrence Walsh
- Roy JensonClaude Mulvihill
Stills
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Themes
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