Chinatown

1974

130 min

7.9

Ends at

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.

Budget

$6,000,000

Genre

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director

Roman Polanski

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

Jack Nicholson

Faye Dunaway

John Huston

Perry Lopez

John Hillerman

Diane Ladd

Roman Polanski

Roy Jenson

Richard Bakalyan

James Hong

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Chinatown

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.

  • Jack Nicholson

  • Faye Dunaway

  • John Huston

  • Perry Lopez

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