Chinatown

Release date: Jun 20, 1974

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.

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Top Cast

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Noah Cross

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Russ Yelburton

Ida Sessions

Man with Knife

Claude Mulvihill

Detective Loach

Evelyn's Butler

Duffy

Lawrence Walsh

Mayor Bagby

Councilman

Irate Farmer

Farmer in the Valley

Curly

Policeman

Hollis I. Mulwray

Sophie

Lawyer

Maid

Gardener

Katherine

Councilman

Barber

Customer

Mortician

Boy on Horseback

Cross' Butler

Clerk

Farmer in the Valley

Farmer in the Valley

Farmer in the Valley

Curly's Wife

Mr. Palmer

Emma Dill

Policeman

Policeman

Driver (uncredited)

Mulwray's Secreatry

Barber (uncredited)

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

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