Chinatown

Synopsis

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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Top of the call sheet

• 
  Jack Nicholson
  as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
• 
  Faye Dunaway
  as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
• 
  John Huston
  as Noah Cross
• 
  Perry Lopez
  as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
• 
  Burt Young
  as Curly
• 
  John Hillerman
  as Russ Yelburton

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