Chinatown
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, 1974
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.
Top cast:
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Noble Willingham
Councilman
Rance Howard
Irate Farmer
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry