
Chinatown
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
1974 en 130 minutes
Rating: 7.9
Plot
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

John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski
Man with Knife

Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach

James Hong
Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover
Duffy

Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh

Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby

Noble Willingham
Councilman

Rance Howard
Irate Farmer

Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley

Burt Young
Curly

Lee de Broux
Policeman

Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray

Nandu Hinds
Sophie

James O'Rear
Lawyer

Beulah Quo
Maid

Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener

Belinda Palmer
Katherine

Elliott Montgomery
Councilman

George Justin
Barber

C.O. Erickson
Customer

Charles Knapp
Mortician

Claudio MartÃnez
Boy on Horseback

Federico Roberto
Cross' Butler

Allan Warnick
Clerk

John Holland
Farmer in the Valley

Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley

Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley

Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife

John Rogers
Mr. Palmer

Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill

Paul Jenkins
Policeman

Bob Golden
Policeman

Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)

Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)

Charles Fogel
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)