Chinatown

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

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.

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

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)

James Hong

(Evelyn's Butler)

Bruce Glover

(Duffy)

Joe Mantell

(Lawrence Walsh)

Roy Roberts

(Mayor Bagby)

Noble Willingham

(Councilman)

Rance Howard

(Irate Farmer)

Jesse Vint

(Farmer in the Valley)

Burt Young

(Curly)

Lee de Broux

(Policeman)

Darrell Zwerling

(Hollis I. Mulwray)

Nandu Hinds

(Sophie)

James O'Rear

(Lawyer)

Beulah Quo

(Maid)

Jerry Fujikawa

(Gardener)

Belinda Palmer

(Katherine)

Elliott Montgomery

(Councilman)

George Justin

(Barber)

C.O. Erickson

(Customer)

Charles Knapp

(Mortician)

Claudio Martínez

(Boy on Horseback)

Federico Roberto

(Cross' Butler)

Allan Warnick

(Clerk)

John Holland

(Farmer in the Valley)

Jim Burk

(Farmer in the Valley)

Denny Arnold

(Farmer in the Valley)

Elizabeth Harding

(Curly's Wife)

John Rogers

(Mr. Palmer)

Cecil Elliott

(Emma Dill)

Paul Jenkins

(Policeman)

Bob Golden

(Policeman)

Richard Warren

(Driver (uncredited))

Fritzi Burr

(Mulwray's Secreatry)

Cosmo Sardo

(Barber (uncredited))

Charles Fogel

(Retirement Home Resident (uncredited))