Jun 20, 1974
130 min
Full-HD

Chinatown (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.

Category

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Country

United States of America

Companies

Paramount Long Road Productions Penthouse Robert Evans Company

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

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