

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.
Full Cast & Characters

Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston
Noah Cross

Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton

Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray

Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions

Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill

Roman Polanski
Man with Knife

Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach

Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh

Bruce Glover
Duffy
Director & Crew
Roman Polanski
Director
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What is the IMDb rating of Chinatown?
It has an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 based on 4247 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





