Chinatown (1974)
Directed by Roman Polanski
2h 10m
Crime
| Drama
| Mystery
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
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
Crew
W. Stewart Campbell
Art Direction
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Mike Fenton
Casting
Logan Frazee
Special Effects
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Robert Evans
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Sam O'Steen
Editor
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