Chinatown (1974)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $30,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 28.47 |
Directed By
Roman Polanski
Crew
Robert Evans
Richard Sylbert
Logan Frazee
Ruby R. Levitt
Anthea Sylbert
John C. Hammell
W. Stewart Campbell
John A. Alonzo
Roman Polanski
Jane Feinberg
Sam O'Steen
Bob Cornett
Mike Fenton
Jerry Goldsmith
Larry Jost
Hal Needham
Bernie Schwartz
Florence Williamson
C.O. Erickson
Lee C. Harmon
Wayne Fitzgerald
Charles Grenzbach
Bill MacSems
Hawk Koch
Michele Ader
Susan Germaine
Hank Edds
Hugh K. Gagnier
Vivienne Walker
Jean Merrick
Clint Althouse
Richard Bruno
C.O. Erickson
May Wale Brown
Earl Gilbert
Robert Towne
TOP CAST
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover
Duffy
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham
Councilman
Rance Howard
Irate Farmer
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Burt Young
Curly
Lee de Broux
Policeman
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
James O'Rear
Lawyer
Beulah Quo
Maid
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman
George Justin
Barber
C.O. Erickson
Customer
Charles Knapp
Mortician
Claudio Martínez
Boy on Horseback
Federico Roberto
Cross' Butler
Allan Warnick
Clerk
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley
Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife
John Rogers
Mr. Palmer
Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill
Paul Jenkins
Policeman
Bob Golden
Policeman
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry
Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
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