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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, Metacritic 92/100. Scores higher than 97% of the 377 1970s crime movies in this catalog.
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Metacritic92/100
4,393 audience votes
Key crew
- Roman PolanskiDirector
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Robert TowneWriter
- Roman PolanskiWriter
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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The Best Movies of 1974
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