Chinatown (1974)
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
Plot Summary
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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Full Cast & Characters
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt Young
Curly
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Director & Crew
Roman Polanski
Director
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What is the TMDB rating of Chinatown?
It has a TMDB rating of 7.9/10 based on 4457 votes.
Who directed Chinatown?
Chinatown was directed by Roman Polanski and released in 1974.
How long is Chinatown?
Chinatown has a runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1974-06-20
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box Office
- $30.0M
- Status
- Released