Chinatown

7.9 1974 Roman Polanski 2h 10m
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
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 p

Cast

Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston John Huston Noah Cross
Perry Lopez Perry Lopez Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman John Hillerman Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd Diane Ladd Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Man with Knife
Roy Jenson Roy Jenson Claude Mulvihill

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Double Feature Pairings

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