Chinatown

1974·2h 10m·Crime·Mystery·Thriller

Chinatown

7.9/ 10 · 4,292 votes

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

Directed by Roman Polanski

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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 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

Crew

Director

Roman Polanski

Director of Photography

John A. Alonzo

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Editor

Sam O'Steen

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StatusReleasedRelease Date1974-06-20Runtime2h 10mLanguageESBudget$6.0MRevenue$30.0M

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