Chinatown (1974)

06/20/1974 2h 10m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Jack Nicholson

as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Born 04/22/1937, age

Faye Dunaway

as Evelyn Cross Mulwray

Born 01/14/1941, age

John Huston

as Noah Cross

Born 08/05/1906

Died 08/28/1987, age

Perry Lopez

as Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Born 07/22/1929

Died 02/14/2008, age

John Hillerman

as Russ Yelburton

Born 12/20/1932

Died 11/09/2017, age

Diane Ladd

as Ida Sessions

Born 11/29/1932, age

Roman Polanski

as Man with Knife

Born 08/18/1933, age

Roy Jenson

as Claude Mulvihill

Born 02/09/1927

Died 04/27/2007, age

James Hong

as Evelyn's Butler

Born 02/22/1929, age

Bruce Glover

as Duffy

Born 05/02/1932, age

Joe Mantell

as Lawrence Walsh

Born 12/21/1915

Died 09/29/2010, age

Roy Roberts

as Mayor Bagby

Born 03/19/1906

Died 05/28/1975, age

Noble Willingham

as Councilman

Born 08/31/1931

Died 01/17/2004, age

Burt Young

as Curly

Born 04/30/1940

Died 10/08/2023, age

Cosmo Sardo

as Barber (uncredited)

Born 03/07/1909

Died 07/14/1989, age