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Chinatown (1974)

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

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Chinatown

year
1974
runtime
2h 10m
rating
7.9
genres
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
directors
Roman Polanski
actors
Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
Perry Lopez
John Hillerman

Plot 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 Cast & Characters

  • Jack Nicholson
    as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
  • Faye Dunaway
    as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
  • Perry Lopez
    as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
  • John Hillerman
    as Russ Yelburton
  • Diane Ladd
    as Ida Sessions
  • Roy Jenson
    as Claude Mulvihill
  • Richard Bakalyan
    as Detective Loach
  • James Hong
    as Evelyn's Butler

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Movie Trivia Clue

The unforgettable line "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." was almost omitted before being added at the last minute during the writing process.

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