Chinatown
1974 • Crime | Mystery
Roman Polanski
Director
Robert Towne
Writer
Roman Polanski
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
June 20, 1974
Duration
130 Min
Language
en
Popularity
10.0165
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
Burt Young
John Hillerman
Darrell Zwerling
Roman Polanski
Diane Ladd
Richard Bakalyan
Joe Mantell
Roy Jenson
James Hong
Bruce Glover
James O'Rear
Beulah Quo
Roy Roberts
Noble Willingham
Rance Howard
C.O. Erickson
Fritzi Burr
Charles Knapp
Allan Warnick
John Holland
Jesse Vint
Paul Jenkins
Lee de Broux
Jack Berle
Bob Harks
Michael Jeffers
Monty O'Grady
Cosmo Sardo
