Movie

Chinatown

★ 7.9/10 · 4,371 votes 1974 2h 10m Released

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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.

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