Chinatown
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerPrivate 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1974-06-20
Run time: 130 minute / 2:10
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $30,000,000
Director: Roman Polanski
Production Companies : Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
Production Country: United States of America
Release date: 1974-06-20
Run time: 130 minute / 2:10
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $30,000,000
Director: Roman Polanski
Production Companies : Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
Production Country: United States of America
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 | Jack Nicholson as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes |
 | Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulwray |
 | John Huston as Noah Cross |
 | Perry Lopez as Lieutenant Lou Escobar |
 | John Hillerman as Russ Yelburton |
 | Diane Ladd as Ida Sessions |
 | Roman Polanski as Man with Knife |
 | Roy Jenson as Claude Mulvihill |
 | Richard Bakalyan as Detective Loach |
 | James Hong as Evelyn's Butler |
 | Bruce Glover as Duffy |
 | Joe Mantell as Lawrence Walsh |
 | Roy Roberts as Mayor Bagby |
 | Noble Willingham as Councilman |
 | Rance Howard as Irate Farmer |
 | Jesse Vint as Farmer in the Valley |
 | Burt Young as Curly |
 | Lee de Broux as Policeman |
 | Darrell Zwerling as Hollis I. Mulwray |
 | Nandu Hinds as Sophie |
 | James O'Rear as Lawyer |
 | Beulah Quo as Maid |
 | Jerry Fujikawa as Gardener |
| Belinda Palmer as Katherine |
| Elliott Montgomery as Councilman |
| George Justin as Barber |
 | C.O. Erickson as Customer |
 | Charles Knapp as Mortician |
| Claudio MartÃnez as Boy on Horseback |
| Federico Roberto as Cross' Butler |
 | Allan Warnick as Clerk |
 | John Holland as Farmer in the Valley |
| Jim Burk as Farmer in the Valley |
| Denny Arnold as Farmer in the Valley |
| Elizabeth Harding as Curly's Wife |
| John Rogers as Mr. Palmer |
| Cecil Elliott as Emma Dill |
 | Paul Jenkins as Policeman |
| Bob Golden as Policeman |
| Richard Warren as Driver (uncredited) |
 | Fritzi Burr as Mulwray's Secreatry |
 | Cosmo Sardo as Barber (uncredited) |
| Charles Fogel as Retirement Home Resident (uncredited) |
| Production | |
| Robert Evans | Producer |
Art | |
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
Crew | |
| Logan Frazee | Special Effects |
Art | |
| Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Anthea Sylbert | Costume Design |
Sound | |
| John C. Hammell | Music Editor |
Art | |
| W. Stewart Campbell | Art Direction |
Camera | |
| John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
Directing | |
| Roman Polanski | Director |
Production | |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
Editing | |
| Sam O'Steen | Editor |
Sound | |
| Bob Cornett | Sound Editor |
Production | |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
Sound | |
| Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Larry Jost | Sound Mixer |
Crew | |
| Hal Needham | Stunt Coordinator |
Camera | |
| Bernie Schwartz | Key Grip |
Editing | |
| Florence Williamson | Assistant Editor |
Production | |
| C.O. Erickson | Unit Production Manager |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Lee C. Harmon | Makeup Artist |
Art | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
Sound | |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Art | |
| Bill MacSems | Property Master |
Directing | |
| Hawk Koch | Assistant Director |
| Michele Ader | Second Assistant Director |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Susan Germaine | Hairstylist |
| Hank Edds | Makeup Artist |
Camera | |
| Hugh K. Gagnier | Camera Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Vivienne Walker | Hairstylist |
| Jean Merrick | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Sound | |
| Clint Althouse | Boom Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Richard Bruno | Wardrobe Supervisor |
Production | |
| C.O. Erickson | Associate Producer |
Directing | |
| May Wale Brown | Script Supervisor |
Lighting | |
| Earl Gilbert | Gaffer |
Writing | |
| Robert Towne | Writer |
