Chinatown
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
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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.
Cast
Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
John HustonNoah Cross
Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt YoungCurly
John HillermanRuss Yelburton
Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray
Roman PolanskiMan with Knife
Diane LaddIda Sessions
Richard BakalyanDetective Loach
Joe MantellLawrence Walsh
Roy JensonClaude MulvihillCrew
DirectorRoman Polanski
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Details
Release DateJune 20, 1974
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue$30,000,000
LanguagesSpanish, Cantonese, English
StudiosParamount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
