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The Two Jakes

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

1990 |2h 17m |  Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Cast

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Jack Nicholson

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

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Harvey Keitel

Julius "Jake" Berman

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Meg Tilly

Kitty Berman

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Madeleine Stowe

Lillian Bodine

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Eli Wallach

Cotton Weinberger

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Rubén Blades

Mickey Nice

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Frederic Forrest

Chuck Newty

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David Keith

Det. Lt. Loach

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Richard Farnsworth

Earl Rawley

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Tracey Walter

Tyrone Otley

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Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

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James Hong

Kahn

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Perry Lopez

Captain Lou Escobar

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Jeff Morris

Tilton

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Rosie Vela

Linda

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Allan Warnick

Rippey

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Susan Forristal

Delores

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William Duffy

Desk Sergeant

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Don McGovern

Bartender

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Luana Anders

Florist

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Pia Grønning

Dr. Elsa Branchauer

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Lee Weaver

Caddy #1

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Randi Ingerman

Lana

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Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Mulwray (voice)

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Tom Waits

Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

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Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Golfer (uncredited)

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Tereza Rizzardi

Woman at Max Factor (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$19,000,000.00

Revenue

$10,005,969.00