Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

Released: 1974-06-20 Duration: 2hr 10min
Rating 7.9
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

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.

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Long Road Productions
Robert Evans Company

Additional Info

Budget $6,000,000.00
Revenue $30,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 29.953

Directed By

Roman Polanski

Crew

Producer
Robert Evans
Production Design
Richard Sylbert
Special Effects
Logan Frazee
Set Decoration
Ruby R. Levitt
Costume Design
Anthea Sylbert
Music Editor
John C. Hammell
Art Direction
W. Stewart Campbell
Director of Photography
John A. Alonzo
Director
Roman Polanski
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Editor
Sam O'Steen
Screenplay
Robert Towne
Sound Editor
Bob Cornett
Casting
Mike Fenton
Original Music Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
Sound Mixer
Larry Jost
Stunt Coordinator
Hal Needham
Key Grip
Bernie Schwartz
Assistant Editor
Florence Williamson
Unit Production Manager
C.O. Erickson
Makeup Artist
Lee C. Harmon
Title Designer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles Grenzbach
Property Master
Bill MacSems
Assistant Director
Hawk Koch
Second Assistant Director
Michele Ader
Hairstylist
Susan Germaine
Makeup Artist
Hank Edds
Camera Operator
Hugh K. Gagnier
Hairstylist
Vivienne Walker
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jean Merrick
Boom Operator
Clint Althouse
Wardrobe Supervisor
Richard Bruno
Associate Producer
C.O. Erickson
Script Supervisor
May Wale Brown
Gaffer
Earl Gilbert

TOP 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

Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong
James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts

Mayor Bagby

Noble Willingham
Noble Willingham

Councilman

Rance Howard
Rance Howard

Irate Farmer

Jesse Vint
Jesse Vint

Farmer in the Valley

Lee de Broux
Lee de Broux

Policeman

Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

Nandu Hinds
Nandu Hinds

Sophie

Jerry Fujikawa
Jerry Fujikawa

Gardener

Belinda Palmer
Belinda Palmer

Katherine

C.O. Erickson
C.O. Erickson

Customer

Charles Knapp
Charles Knapp

Mortician

Claudio Martínez
Claudio Martínez

Boy on Horseback

Federico Roberto
Federico Roberto

Cross' Butler

John Holland
John Holland

Farmer in the Valley

Jim Burk
Jim Burk

Farmer in the Valley

Denny Arnold
Denny Arnold

Farmer in the Valley

Elizabeth Harding
Elizabeth Harding

Curly's Wife

John Rogers
John Rogers

Mr. Palmer

Cecil Elliott
Cecil Elliott

Emma Dill

Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins

Policeman

Bob Golden
Bob Golden

Policeman

Richard Warren
Richard Warren

Driver (uncredited)

Fritzi Burr
Fritzi Burr

Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo

Barber (uncredited)

Charles Fogel
Charles Fogel

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

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