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Chinatown
1974 7.9 (3931 votes) 2h 10m
Genres
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Long Road Productions
Robert Evans Company

Chinatown

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Robert Evans

Director of Photography: John A. Alonzo

Director: Roman Polanski

Writer: Robert Towne

Top Cast

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

John Hillerman
John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

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