Chinatown

Chinatown

130 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | June 20, 1974

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.

Chinatown

130 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | June 20, 1974

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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Paramount, Penthouse, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Company
Original title Chinatown
Directors Roman Polanski
Writers Robert Towne

Cast

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

Bruce Glover

as Duffy

Joe Mantell

as Lawrence Walsh

Roy Roberts

as Mayor Bagby

Noble Willingham

as Councilman

Rance Howard

as Irate Farmer

Jesse Vint

as Farmer in the Valley

Burt Young

as Curly

Lee de Broux

as Policeman

Darrell Zwerling

as Hollis I. Mulwray

Nandu Hinds

as Sophie

James O'Rear

as Lawyer

Beulah Quo

as Maid

Jerry Fujikawa

as Gardener

Belinda Palmer

as Katherine

Elliott Montgomery

as Councilman

George Justin

as Barber

C.O. Erickson

as Customer

Charles Knapp

as Mortician

Claudio Martínez

as Boy on Horseback

Federico Roberto

as Cross' Butler

Allan Warnick

as Clerk

John Holland

as Farmer in the Valley

Jim Burk

as Farmer in the Valley

Denny Arnold

as Farmer in the Valley

Elizabeth Harding

as Curly's Wife

John Rogers

as Mr. Palmer

Cecil Elliott

as Emma Dill

Paul Jenkins

as Policeman

Bob Golden

as Policeman

Richard Warren

as Driver (uncredited)

Fritzi Burr

as Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo

as Barber (uncredited)