Chinatown

7.9

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.

Discover

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover

Duffy

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Roy Roberts

Mayor Bagby

Noble Willingham

Councilman

Rance Howard

Irate Farmer

Jesse Vint

Farmer in the Valley

Burt Young

Curly

Lee de Broux

Policeman

Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

Nandu Hinds

Sophie

James O'Rear

Lawyer

Beulah Quo

Maid

Jerry Fujikawa

Gardener

Belinda Palmer

Katherine

Elliott Montgomery

Councilman

George Justin

Barber

C.O. Erickson

Customer

Charles Knapp

Mortician

Claudio Martínez

Boy on Horseback

Federico Roberto

Cross' Butler

Allan Warnick

Clerk

John Holland

Farmer in the Valley

Jim Burk

Farmer in the Valley

Denny Arnold

Farmer in the Valley

Elizabeth Harding

Curly's Wife

John Rogers

Mr. Palmer

Cecil Elliott

Emma Dill

Paul Jenkins

Policeman

Bob Golden

Policeman

Richard Warren

Driver (uncredited)

Fritzi Burr

Mulwray's Secreatry

Cosmo Sardo

Barber (uncredited)

Charles Fogel

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

Art

Richard Sylbert

Production Design

Ruby R. Levitt

Set Decoration

W. Stewart Campbell

Art Direction

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Bill MacSems

Property Master

Camera

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Bernie Schwartz

Key Grip

Hugh K. Gagnier

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Anthea Sylbert

Costume Design

Lee C. Harmon

Makeup Artist

Susan Germaine

Hairstylist

Hank Edds

Makeup Artist

Vivienne Walker

Hairstylist

Jean Merrick

Wardrobe Supervisor

Richard Bruno

Wardrobe Supervisor

Crew

Logan Frazee

Special Effects

Hal Needham

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Roman Polanski

Director

Hawk Koch

Assistant Director

Michele Ader

Second Assistant Director

May Wale Brown

Script Supervisor

Editing

Sam O'Steen

Editor

Florence Williamson

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Earl Gilbert

Gaffer

Production

Robert Evans

Producer

Jane Feinberg

Casting

Mike Fenton

Casting

C.O. Erickson

Unit Production Manager

C.O. Erickson

Associate Producer

Sound

John C. Hammell

Music Editor

Bob Cornett

Sound Editor

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Larry Jost

Sound Mixer

Charles Grenzbach

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Clint Althouse

Boom Operator

Writing

Robert Towne

Writer