Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

U/A 13+ 20/06/1974
  • Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 2 hr 10 min
79%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $6,000,000
  • Revenue :$30,000,000
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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $6,000,000
  • Revenue :$30,000,000
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.
Top Billed 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

Bruce Glover
Bruce Glover

Duffy

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

Burt Young
Burt Young

Curly

Lee de Broux
Lee de Broux

Policeman

Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

James O'Rear
James O'Rear

Lawyer

Beulah Quo
Beulah Quo

Maid

Jerry Fujikawa
Jerry Fujikawa

Gardener

C.O. Erickson
C.O. Erickson

Customer

Charles Knapp
Charles Knapp

Mortician

Allan Warnick
Allan Warnick

Clerk

John Holland
John Holland

Farmer in the Valley

Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins

Policeman

Fritzi Burr
Fritzi Burr

Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo
Cosmo Sardo

Barber (uncredited)

lines
Crew Members
Robert Evans
Robert Evans

Producer

John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Director

Mike Fenton
Mike Fenton

Casting

Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Hal Needham
Hal Needham

Stunt Coordinator

C.O. Erickson
C.O. Erickson

Unit Production Manager

Hawk Koch
Hawk Koch

Assistant Director

C.O. Erickson
C.O. Erickson

Associate Producer

Robert Towne
Robert Towne

Writer

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