Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Mild
The story
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.
- sequel
- los angeles
- california
- private detective
- neo-noir
- excited
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
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
- Directed
- Jack Nicholson
- Written
- Robert Towne
Production
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 · 288 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1974Chinatown
Where it starts.
The Two Jakes
1990 · You’re here
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