Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1974-06-20
  • User Rating: 7.9/10 from 4239 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Language: Español
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Roman Polanski
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Summary

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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  • 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
  • Darrell Zwerling

    as Hollis I. Mulwray
  • Diane Ladd

    as Ida Sessions
  • Roy Jenson

    as Claude Mulvihill
  • Roman Polanski

    as Man with Knife
  • Richard Bakalyan

    as Detective Loach
  • Joe Mantell

    as Lawrence Walsh
  • Bruce Glover

    as Duffy
  • Nandu Hinds

    as Sophie
  • James O'Rear

    as Lawyer
  • James Hong

    as Evelyn's Butler
  • Beulah Quo

    as Maid
  • Jerry Fujikawa

    as Gardener
  • Belinda Palmer

    as Katherine
  • Roy Roberts

    as Mayor Bagby
  • Noble Willingham

    as Councilman
  • Elliott Montgomery

    as Councilman
  • Rance Howard

    as Irate Farmer
  • George Justin

    as Barber
  • C.O. Erickson

    as Customer
  • Fritzi Burr

    as Mulwray's Secreatry
  • Charles Knapp

    as Mortician
  • Claudio Martínez

    as Boy on Horseback
  • Freddie Roberto

    as Cross' Butler
  • Allan Warnick

    as Clerk
  • John Holland

    as Farmer in the Valley
  • Jesse Vint

    as Farmer in the Valley
  • Jim Burk

    as Farmer in the Valley
  • Denny Arnold

    as Farmer in the Valley
  • Burt Young

    as Curly
  • Elizabeth Harding

    as Curly's Wife
  • John Rogers

    as Mr. Palmer
  • Cecil Elliott

    as Emma Dill
  • Paul Jenkins

    as Policeman
  • Lee de Broux

    as Policeman
  • Bob Golden

    as Policeman
  • Don Ames

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Jack Berle

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Duke Fishman

    as Sign Painter on Door (uncredited)
  • Charles Fogel

    as Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
  • Bob Harks

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Robert Hitchcock

    as Councilman (uncredited)
  • Michael Jeffers

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • John Marlin

    as Waiter (uncredited)
  • Alan Marston

    as Assistant (uncredited)
  • Rose Michtom

    as Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
  • Monty O'Grady

    as Councilman (uncredited)
  • Joe Pine

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Murray Pollack

    as Councilman (uncredited)
  • Anthony Redondo

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Cosmo Sardo

    as Barber (uncredited)
  • Jack Slate

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Owen Song

    as Pedestrian (uncredited)
  • Norman Stevans

    as Maitre D' (uncredited)
  • Paul Van

    as Assistant (uncredited)
  • Richard Warren

    as Driver (uncredited)
  • Wally West

    as Townsman (uncredited)
  • Chalky Williams

    as Bailiff (uncredited)
  • Kai J. Wong

    as Pedestrian (uncredited)
  • Sally Yarnell

    as Committee Reporter (uncredited)
Directing Roman Polanski Director
Production Robert Evans Producer
Sound Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
Camera John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
Editing Sam O'Steen Editor
Production Jane Feinberg Casting
Production Mike Fenton Casting
Art Richard Sylbert Production Design
Art W. Stewart Campbell Art Direction
Art Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Anthea Sylbert Costume Design
Sound Bob Cornett Sound Editor
Sound John C. Hammell Music Editor
Crew Logan Frazee Special Effects
Sound Larry Jost Sound Mixer
Crew Hal Needham Stunt Coordinator
Directing Hawk Koch Assistant Director
Production C.O. Erickson Unit Production Manager
Camera Hugh K. Gagnier Camera Operator
Editing Florence Williamson Assistant Editor
Directing May Wale Brown Script Supervisor
Directing Michele Ader Second Assistant Director
Art Wayne Fitzgerald Title Designer
Sound Charles Grenzbach Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Clint Althouse Boom Operator
Art Bill MacSems Property Master
Lighting Earl Gilbert Gaffer
Camera Bernie Schwartz Key Grip
Costume & Make-Up Hank Edds Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Susan Germaine Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Vivienne Walker Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Richard Bruno Wardrobe Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Jean Merrick Wardrobe Supervisor
Production C.O. Erickson Associate Producer
Writing Robert Towne Writer
Crew Roman Polanski Additional Writing
Camera Stanley Cortez Additional Photography
Costume & Make-Up Lee Harman Makeup Artist
Directing Lee Rafner Second Assistant Director
Art Gabe Resh Set Designer
Art Robert Resh Set Designer
Art Tom Bartholomew Standby Painter
Art Joseph Hurley Production Illustrator
Art Bill Parks Construction Coordinator
Sound Howard Beals Sound Editor
Sound David Dockendorf Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Crew James Pilcher Cableman
Sound Fred Stafford ADR Editor
Sound Roger Sword Sound Editor
Sound John Wilkinson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Crew Jim Burk Stunts
Crew Alan Gibbs Stunts
Camera Ken John Borland Dolly Grip
Camera Richard Borland Key Grip
Camera Bruce Catlin First Assistant Camera
Camera Cecil Lupton Best Boy Grip
Camera Arnold L. Rich Camera Operator
Camera Orlando Suero Still Photographer
Camera Lance Williams First Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up Joan Joseff Other
Sound Murray Adler Musician
Sound Israel Baker Musician
Sound Douglas Davis Musician
Sound Jerry Goldsmith Conductor
Sound Pamela Goldsmith Musician
Sound Ralph Grierson Musician
Sound Alan Harshman Musician
Sound Artie Kane Musician
Sound Armand Kaproff Musician
Sound Myra Kestenbaum Musician
Sound Jacob Krachmalnick Musician
Sound Raphael Kramer Musician
Sound Lincoln Mayorga Musician
Sound Arthur Morton Orchestrator
Sound John Norman Scoring Mixer
Sound Joe Porcaro Musician
Sound Uan Rasey Musician
Sound Dorothy Remsen Musician
Sound Emil Richards Musician
Sound David Schwartz Musician
Sound Haim Shtrum Musician
Sound Robert Sushel Musician
Sound Gerald Vinci Musician
Sound Dorothy Wade Musician
Sound Mary Louise Zeyen Musician
Crew Mike Reedy Prop Maker
Crew Herman Boden Stand In
Crew Sig Frohlich Stand In
Production Lillian Michelson Researcher
Crew Lee Sollenberger Animal Wrangler

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