- Crime Drama Gangsters & Mobs Mystery Whodunnit?
Chinatown
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.
- Description
- 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.
- Release Date
- 1974-06-20
- Length
- 2h 10m
- Director
- Roman Polański
- Cast
- Jack Nicholson, John Hillerman, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez