Jack Nicholson
J. J. (Jake) Gittes
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When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case.
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Summaries. A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. In 1937 Los Angeles, private investigator Jake 'J.J.' Gittes specializes in cheating-spouse cases. His current target is Hollis Mulwray, high-profile chief engineer for the Los Angeles Department ...
Chinatown (1974) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A Los Angeles private eye unwittingly sets up an innocent man for murder, then joins his seductive widow to unearth the corruption behind the crime. Cast & Crew. Read More. Roman Polanski. Director. Jack Nicholson. Faye Dunaway. Perry Lopez. Jim Burk.
Music by. Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” is not only a great entertainment, but something more, something I would have thought almost impossible: It’s a 1940s private-eye movie that doesn't depend on nostalgia or camp for its effect, but works because of the enduring strength of the genre itself.
About. Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept ...
Overview. Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California.
