
Chinatown
# You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
π Overview:
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.
π΅ Budget: USD
6,000,000
π Languages Available:
Spanish
,
Cantonese
,
English
π Date Released:
1974-06-20
β Running Time:
130 mins
β Vote Average:
7.9
Beloved Cast

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Jack Nicholson

Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Faye Dunaway

Noah Cross
John Huston

Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Perry Lopez

Russ Yelburton
John Hillerman

Ida Sessions
Diane Ladd

Man with Knife
Roman Polanski

Claude Mulvihill
Roy Jenson

Detective Loach
Richard Bakalyan

Evelyn's Butler
James Hong

Duffy
Bruce Glover

Lawrence Walsh
Joe Mantell

Mayor Bagby
Roy Roberts

Councilman
Noble Willingham

Irate Farmer
Rance Howard

Farmer in the Valley
Jesse Vint

Curly
Burt Young

Policeman
Lee de Broux

Hollis I. Mulwray
Darrell Zwerling

Sophie
Nandu Hinds

Lawyer
James O'Rear

Maid
Beulah Quo

Gardener
Jerry Fujikawa

Katherine
Belinda Palmer

Councilman
Elliott Montgomery

Barber
George Justin

Customer
C.O. Erickson

Mortician
Charles Knapp

Boy on Horseback
Claudio MartΓnez

Cross' Butler
Federico Roberto

Clerk
Allan Warnick

Farmer in the Valley
John Holland

Farmer in the Valley
Jim Burk

Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold

Curly's Wife
Elizabeth Harding

Mr. Palmer
John Rogers

Emma Dill
Cecil Elliott

Policeman
Paul Jenkins

Policeman
Bob Golden

Driver (uncredited)
Richard Warren

Mulwray's Secreatry
Fritzi Burr

Barber (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Charles Fogel