
Release Date
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Original Release
June 20, 1974
2h 10m
Chinatown (1974)
⭐ 7.9130 min
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.
Director

Roman Polanski
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.4
Cast

Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
⭐2.5

Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
⭐1.6

John Huston
Noah Cross
⭐3.0

Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
⭐5.8

John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
⭐1.1

Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
⭐5.7

Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
⭐1.4

Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
⭐1.9

Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
⭐1.9

James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
⭐5.0
Genres
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
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