Directed by Jack Nicholson
2h 17m
Crime
| Drama
| Mystery
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Jack Nicholson
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Harvey Keitel
Julius "Jake" Berman
Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman
Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine
Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger
Rubén Blades
Mickey Nice
Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty
David Keith
Det. Lt. Loach
Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley
Jack Nicholson
Director
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Anne Goursaud
Editor
Robert Towne
Writer
R. Blaine Currier
Associate Producer
Alan Finkelstein
Associate Producer
Van Dyke Parks
Original Music Composer
Terry Liebling
Casting
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist