Chinatown (1974)

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"You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth."

Movie · 1974 · 2h 10m · Released · Rated R · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

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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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

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