


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.

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
Roman Polanski
Robert Towne
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