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Chinatown

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.

1974 |2h 10m |  Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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Cast

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Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

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Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

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Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

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John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

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Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

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Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

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Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

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James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

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Bruce Glover

Duffy

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Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

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Roy Roberts

Mayor Bagby

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Noble Willingham

Councilman

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Rance Howard

Irate Farmer

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Jesse Vint

Farmer in the Valley

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Burt Young

Curly

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Lee de Broux

Policeman

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Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

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James O'Rear

Lawyer

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Beulah Quo

Maid

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Jerry Fujikawa

Gardener

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Charles Knapp

Mortician

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Allan Warnick

Clerk

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John Holland

Farmer in the Valley

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Jim Burk

Farmer in the Valley

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Paul Jenkins

Policeman

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Fritzi Burr

Mulwray's Secreatry

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Cosmo Sardo

Barber (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Spanish, Cantonese, English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$30,000,000.00