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Chinatown

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

1974★ 7.9 · 4.3K2h 10mCrimeMysteryThriller

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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Trailer · Chinatown (1974) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

James Hong
as Evelyn's Butler

Faye Dunaway
as Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Roman Polanski
as Man with Knife

John Huston
as Noah Cross

Diane Ladd
as Ida Sessions

Roy Jenson
as Claude Mulvihill

Burt Young
as Curly

Rance Howard
as Irate Farmer

John Hillerman
as Russ Yelburton

Monty O'Grady
as Councilman (uncredited)

Noble Willingham
as Councilman

Collection

The Jake Gittes Collection

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Release date: 1974-06-20

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $30,000,000

Runtime: 2h 10m

Genres

CrimeMysteryThriller

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