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Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

★ 7.9· 130 min· Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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 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
Burt Young
Burt Young
Curly
John Hillerman
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
Jack Nicholson — J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a retired American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times, winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets, and Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He is tied with

Faye Dunaway — Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of such accolades as an Academy Award, three Golden Globes, and a British Academy Film Award.

John Huston — Noah Cross

John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The African Queen (1951), The Misfits (1961), Fat City (1972)

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