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Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1990-08-10
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 137 Mins
- star Rating: 6 / 10
- favorite Likes: 246 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0100828
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smart_display Cast

Jack Nicholson
J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Harvey Keitel
Julius "Jake" Berman

Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman

Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine

Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger

Rubén Blades
Mickey Nice

Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty

David Keith
Det. Lt. Loach

Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley

Tracey Walter
Tyrone Otley

Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh

James Hong
Kahn

Perry Lopez
Captain Lou Escobar

Jeff Morris
Tilton

Rebecca Broussard
Gladys

Paul A. DiCocco Jr.
Liberty Levine

John Hackett
Mark Bodine

Rosie Vela
Linda

Allan Warnick
Rippey

Susan Forristal
Delores

Will Tynan
Judge Dettmer

Van Dyke Parks
Francis Hannah

William Duffy
Desk Sergeant

Sue Carlton
Mattie Rawley

Don McGovern
Bartender

Luana Anders
Florist

Dean Hill
Cop with Parrot

Pia Grønning
Dr. Elsa Branchauer

John Herman Shaner
Saul

Michael Shaner
Benny

Lee Weaver
Caddy #1

Malek Abdul-Mansour
Caddy #2

Kenneth Cervi
Prowler

Annie Marshall
Client with Dog

Ian Thorpe
Errol Flynn Look-alike

Collette Northrop
Cigarette / Hat Check Girl

Patricia Durham
Clarissa

Randi Ingerman
Lana

Joy Wayman
Lady Asleep

Bob George
Bar Maitre D'

Suzanne Mitchell
The Redhead

Alan Chaffin
Bar Manager

Wyn Costello
Black Eye Woman

Lisa Croisette
Actress at Max Factor

Jessica Z. Diamond
Receptionist

Scott Flynn
Golf Advisor

Benard Ihgner
Singer at Green Parrot

Earl Palmer
Green Parrot Band

Simeon Pillich
Green Parrot Band

Herman Riley
Green Parrot Band

Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Mulwray (voice)

Tom Waits
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

Paulie DiCocco
Liberty Levine (uncredited)

James Ent
Bailiff (uncredited)

Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Golfer (uncredited)

Dwight F. Lay
Man Getting Shoeshine (uncredited)

Tereza Rizzardi
Woman at Max Factor (uncredited)
groups Crew

Anne Goursaud
Editor

Jack Nicholson
Director

Robert Towne
Writer

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography

Joy Zapata
Hairstylist

Robert Towne
Characters

Terry Liebling
Casting

R. Blaine Currier
Associate Producer

Alan Finkelstein
Associate Producer

Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist

Van Dyke Parks
Original Music Composer

Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist

Ray Sebastian
Makeup Artist

Jack Nicholson
Producer

Robert Evans
Producer

Harold Schneider
Producer

Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration

Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jeremy Railton
Production Design

Bob Newlan
Sound Editor

Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Sawyer
Production Design

John Hoeren
Sound Effects Editor

Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Schreiber
Art Direction

Art Rochester
Production Sound Mixer

Julia Evershade
Supervising Sound Editor

Wayne A. Finkelman
Costume Design
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