Watch Chinatown (1974) Official Trailer
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
7.9 / 10 IMDb June 20, 1974 2h 10m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 10m
Release Date
June 20, 1974
Genre
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Status
Released
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$30,000,000
Languages
Spanish, Cantonese, English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
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
Burt Young
as Curly
John Hillerman
as Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling
as Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski
as Man with Knife
Diane Ladd
as Ida Sessions
Richard Bakalyan
as Detective Loach
Joe Mantell
as Lawrence Walsh
Roy Jenson
as Claude Mulvihill
James Hong
as Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover
as Duffy
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Nandu Hinds
as Sophie
James O'Rear
as Lawyer
Beulah Quo
as Maid
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Jerry Fujikawa
as Gardener
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Belinda Palmer
as Katherine
Roy Roberts
as Mayor Bagby
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesLong Road Productions
Robert Evans Productions
Chinatown Official Trailer 1974
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