Chinatown

Chinatown

1974
2h 10m
7.9

7.9/10

4,220 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $6,000,000

Revenue: $30,000,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures Long Road Productions Robert Evans Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Spanish Cantonese English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 20, 1974
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0071315

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

John Hillerman
John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong
James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover
Bruce Glover

Duffy

Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Key Crew

Robert Evans
Producer
Roman Polanski
Director
Robert Towne
Writer