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Chinatown

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

June 20, 1974 130 min R
✓ Released 18918 days ago
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
7.9

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4,210 votes

About

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.

Movie Info

Status: Released
Director: Roman Polanski
Runtime: 130 min
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $30,000,000

Top 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

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