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.
Release Date: 1974-06-20
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
★★★★★★★★★★ (3883 votes)
Casts
Jack Nicholson
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
as Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
as Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
as Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
as Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
as Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
as Detective Loach
James Hong
as Evelyn's Butler
