Chinatown
1974 • Crime | Drama
Roman Polanski
Director
Robert Towne
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
June 20, 1974
Duration
130 Min
Language
en
Popularity
34.871
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$30,000,000
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.
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
Perry Lopez
John Hillerman
Diane Ladd
Roman Polanski
Roy Jenson
Richard Bakalyan
James Hong
Bruce Glover
Joe Mantell
Roy Roberts
Noble Willingham
Rance Howard
Jesse Vint
Burt Young
Lee de Broux
Darrell Zwerling
James O'Rear
Beulah Quo
Jerry Fujikawa
C.O. Erickson
Charles Knapp
Allan Warnick
John Holland
Jim Burk
Paul Jenkins
Fritzi Burr
Cosmo Sardo