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Cast
Jack Nicholson | As: J.J. "Jake" Gittes | |
Harvey Keitel | As: Julius "Jake" Berman | |
Meg Tilly | As: Kitty Berman | |
Madeleine Stowe | As: Lillian Bodine | |
Eli Wallach | As: Cotton Weinberger |
Storyline
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Tagline: | They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money. |
Certification: | R |
Details
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: 10 August 1990
Country: US
Runtime: 137m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Paramount Pictures
Budget: $19,000,000
Revenue: $10,005,969
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Cast
Jack Nicholson |
J.J. "Jake" Gittes |
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Harvey Keitel |
Julius "Jake" Berman |
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Meg Tilly |
Kitty Berman |
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Madeleine Stowe |
Lillian Bodine |
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Eli Wallach |
Cotton Weinberger |
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Rubén Blades |
Mickey Nice |
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Frederic Forrest |
Chuck Newty |
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David Keith |
Det. Lt. Loach |
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Richard Farnsworth |
Earl Rawley |
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Tracey Walter |
Tyrone Otley |
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Joe Mantell |
Lawrence Walsh |
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James Hong |
Kahn |
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Perry Lopez |
Captain Lou Escobar |
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Jeff Morris |
Tilton |
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Rebecca Broussard |
Gladys |
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Paul A. DiCocco Jr. |
Liberty Levine |
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John Hackett |
Mark Bodine |
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Rosie Vela |
Linda |
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Allan Warnick |
Rippey |
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Susan Forristal |
Delores |
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Will Tynan |
Judge Dettmer |
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Van Dyke Parks |
Francis Hannah |
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William Duffy |
Desk Sergeant |
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Sue Carlton |
Mattie Rawley |
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Don McGovern |
Bartender |
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Luana Anders |
Florist |
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Dean Hill |
Cop with Parrot |
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Pia Grønning |
Dr. Elsa Branchauer |
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John Herman Shaner |
Saul |
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Michael Shaner |
Benny |
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Lee Weaver |
Caddy #1 |
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Malek Abdul-Mansour |
Caddy #2 |
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Kenneth Cervi |
Prowler |
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Annie Marshall |
Client with Dog |
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Ian Thorpe |
Errol Flynn Look-alike |
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Collette Northrop |
Cigarette / Hat Check Girl |
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Patricia Durham |
Clarissa |
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Randi Ingerman |
Lana |
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Joy Wayman |
Lady Asleep |
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Bob George |
Bar Maitre D' |
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Suzanne Mitchell |
The Redhead |
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Alan Chaffin |
Bar Manager |
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Wyn Costello |
Black Eye Woman |
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Lisa Croisette |
Actress at Max Factor |
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Jessica Z. Diamond |
Receptionist |
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Scott Flynn |
Golf Advisor |
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Benard Ihgner |
Singer at Green Parrot |
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Earl Palmer |
Green Parrot Band |
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Simeon Pillich |
Green Parrot Band |
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Herman Riley |
Green Parrot Band |
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Faye Dunaway |
Evelyn Mulwray (voice) |
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Tom Waits |
Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited) |
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Paulie DiCocco |
Liberty Levine (uncredited) |
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James Ent |
Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Jeffery Thomas Johnson |
Golfer (uncredited) |
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Dwight F. Lay |
Man Getting Shoeshine (uncredited) |
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Fred Moon |
Office Worker (uncredited) |
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Tereza Rizzardi |
Woman at Max Factor (uncredited) |
Directed By
Jack Nicholson |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Robert Towne |
Writer |
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Robert Towne |
Characters |
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Production Crew
R. Blaine Currier |
Associate Producer |
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Alan Finkelstein |
Associate Producer |
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Terry Liebling |
Casting |
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Harold Schneider |
Producer |
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Jack Nicholson |
Producer |
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Robert Evans |
Producer |
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Edited By
Anne Goursaud |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Toni-Ann Walker |
Hairstylist |
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Brad Wilder |
Makeup Artist |
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Joy Zapata |
Hairstylist |
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Ray Sebastian |
Makeup Artist |
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Wayne A. Finkelman |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Van Dyke Parks |
Original Music Composer |
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Julia Evershade |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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John Hoeren |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Robert J. Litt |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Bob Newlan |
Sound Editor |
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Art Rochester |
Production Sound Mixer |
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Greg P. Russell |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Elliot Tyson |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
Vilmos Zsigmond |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Jeremy Railton |
Production Design |
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Richard Sawyer |
Production Design |
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Richard Schreiber |
Art Direction |
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Jerry Wunderlich |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
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