Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
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.
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Robert Towne
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
Rance Howard
Irate Farmer
Hal Needham
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Burt Young
Curly
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Charles Knapp
Mortician
Noble Willingham
Councilman
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby
Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)
Bruce Glover
Duffy
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry
Beulah Quo
Maid
Paul Jenkins
Policeman
Lee de Broux
Policeman
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
Allan Warnick
Clerk
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
James O'Rear
Lawyer
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman
Claudio Martínez
Boy on Horseback
Federico Roberto
Cross' Butler
Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley
Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife
John Rogers
Mr. Palmer
Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)

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