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poster movie Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

R

1974-06-20

  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

2h 10m

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

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.

  • Robert TowneWriter
  • Roman PolanskiWriter
  • Roman PolanskiDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleChinatown

Budget$6,000,000.00

Revenue$30,000,000.00

Casts

  • Profile Jack Nicholson with character J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

    Jack Nicholson

    J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

  • Profile Faye Dunaway with character Evelyn Cross Mulwray

    Faye Dunaway

    Evelyn Cross Mulwray

  • Profile John Huston with character Noah Cross

    John Huston

    Noah Cross

  • Profile Perry Lopez with character Lieutenant Lou Escobar

    Perry Lopez

    Lieutenant Lou Escobar

  • Profile Burt Young with character Curly

    Burt Young

    Curly

  • Profile John Hillerman with character Russ Yelburton

    John Hillerman

    Russ Yelburton

  • Profile Darrell Zwerling with character Hollis I. Mulwray

    Darrell Zwerling

    Hollis I. Mulwray

  • Profile Roman Polanski with character Man with Knife

    Roman Polanski

    Man with Knife

  • Profile Diane Ladd with character Ida Sessions

    Diane Ladd

    Ida Sessions

  • Profile Richard Bakalyan with character Detective Loach

    Richard Bakalyan

    Detective Loach

  • Profile Joe Mantell with character Lawrence Walsh

    Joe Mantell

    Lawrence Walsh

  • Profile Roy Jenson with character Claude Mulvihill

    Roy Jenson

    Claude Mulvihill

  • Profile James Hong with character Evelyn's Butler

    James Hong

    Evelyn's Butler

  • Profile Bruce Glover with character Duffy

    Bruce Glover

    Duffy

  • Nandu Hinds

    Sophie

  • Profile James O'Rear with character Lawyer

    James O'Rear

    Lawyer

  • Profile Beulah Quo with character Maid

    Beulah Quo

    Maid

  • Jerry Fujikawa

    Gardener

  • Belinda Palmer

    Katherine

  • Profile Roy Roberts with character Mayor Bagby

    Roy Roberts

    Mayor Bagby

  • Profile Noble Willingham with character Councilman

    Noble Willingham

    Councilman

  • Elliott Montgomery

    Councilman

  • Profile Rance Howard with character Irate Farmer

    Rance Howard

    Irate Farmer

  • George Justin

    Barber

  • Profile C.O. Erickson with character Customer

    C.O. Erickson

    Customer

  • Profile Fritzi Burr with character Mulwray's Secreatry

    Fritzi Burr

    Mulwray's Secreatry

  • Profile Charles Knapp with character Mortician

    Charles Knapp

    Mortician

  • Claudio Martínez

    Boy on Horseback

  • Freddie Roberto

    Cross' Butler

  • Profile Allan Warnick with character Clerk

    Allan Warnick

    Clerk

  • Profile John Holland with character Farmer in the Valley

    John Holland

    Farmer in the Valley

  • Profile Jesse Vint with character Farmer in the Valley

    Jesse Vint

    Farmer in the Valley

  • Jim Burk

    Farmer in the Valley

  • Denny Arnold

    Farmer in the Valley

  • Elizabeth Harding

    Curly's Wife

  • John Rogers

    Mr. Palmer

  • Cecil Elliott

    Emma Dill

  • Profile Paul Jenkins with character Policeman

    Paul Jenkins

    Policeman

  • Profile Lee de Broux with character Policeman

    Lee de Broux

    Policeman

  • Bob Golden

    Policeman

  • Don Ames

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Profile Jack Berle with character Townsman (uncredited)

    Jack Berle

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Duke Fishman

    Sign Painter on Door (uncredited)

  • Charles Fogel

    Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

  • Profile Bob Harks with character Policeman (uncredited)

    Bob Harks

    Policeman (uncredited)

  • Robert Hitchcock

    Councilman (uncredited)

  • Profile Michael Jeffers with character Townsman (uncredited)

    Michael Jeffers

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • John Marlin

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Alan Marston

    Assistant (uncredited)

  • Rose Michtom

    Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

  • Profile Monty O'Grady with character Councilman (uncredited)

    Monty O'Grady

    Councilman (uncredited)

  • Joe Pine

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Murray Pollack

    Councilman (uncredited)

  • Anthony Redondo

    Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

  • Profile Cosmo Sardo with character Barber (uncredited)

    Cosmo Sardo

    Barber (uncredited)

  • Jack Slate

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Owen Song

    Pedestrian (uncredited)

  • Norman Stevans

    Maitre D' (uncredited)

  • Paul Van

    Assistant (uncredited)

  • Richard Warren

    Driver (uncredited)

  • Wally West

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Chalky Williams

    Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Kai J. Wong

    Pedestrian (uncredited)

  • Sally Yarnell

    Committee Reporter (uncredited)