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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston
John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Burt Young
Burt Young

Curly

John Hillerman
John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

James Hong
James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover
Bruce Glover

Duffy

Nandu Hinds
Nandu Hinds

Sophie

James O'Rear
James O'Rear

Lawyer

Beulah Quo
Beulah Quo

Maid

Jerry Fujikawa
Jerry Fujikawa

Gardener

Belinda Palmer
Belinda Palmer

Katherine

Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts

Mayor Bagby

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