Director: Roman Polanski

Writer: Robert Towne

Music: Jerry Goldsmith

Producer: Robert Evans

Keywords: Mystery, Corporate Crime, Los Angeles, Film Noir

Hired for a simple adultery investigation, a private detective's case unfolds into a complex conspiracy of water rights, land ownership, and murder. Modern noir masterpiece cemented Jack Nicholson's stardom. Won Oscar for Best Screenplay and received ten other nominations, including Best Actor, Actress, Director, and Picture.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Faye Dunaway	Actor	14-Jan-1941		Network
Jerry Fujikawa	Actor	18-Feb-1912	30-Apr-1983	Salt water bad for glass
John Hillerman	Actor	20-Dec-1932	9-Nov-2017	Higgins on Magnum, P.I.
James Hong	Actor	22-Feb-1929		Indeed!
Rance Howard	Actor	17-Nov-1928		Father of Ron Howard, Clint Howard
John Huston	Film Director	5-Aug-1906	28-Aug-1987	The Maltese Falcon
Diane Ladd	Actor	29-Nov-1942		Chinatown
Joe Mantell	Actor	21-Dec-1915	29-Sep-2010	Angie in Marty
Jack Nicholson	Actor	22-Apr-1937		Chinatown
Roman Polanski	Film Director	18-Aug-1933		Chinatown
Noble Willingham	Actor	31-Aug-1931	17-Jan-2004	Hard-working supporting actor
Burt Young	Actor	30-Apr-1940		Paulie in Rocky

CAST

Jack Nicholson	...   J. J. Gittes
Faye Dunaway	...   Evelyn Mulwray
John Hillerman	...   Yelburton
Perry Lopez	...   Escobar
Burt Young	...   Curly
Bruce Glover	...   Duffy
Joe Mantell	...   Walsh
Roy Jenson	...   Claude Mulvihill
Diane Ladd	...   Ida Sessions
Dick Bakalyan	...   Loach
and
John Huston	...   Noah Cross
Featuring
Darrell Zwerling	...   Hollis Mulwray
James Hong	...   Evelyn's Butler
Cecil Elliott	...   Emma Dill
Beulah Quo	...   Maid
Federico Roberto	...   Cross' Butler
Allan Warnick	...   Clerk
John Rogers	...   Mr. Palmer
Roman Polanski	...   Man with Knife
Nandu Hinds	...   Sophie
James O'Reare	...   Lawyer
Jerry Fujikawa	...   Gardener
Belinda Palmer	...   Katherine
Roy Roberts	...   Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham	...   Councilman
Elliott Montgomery	...   Councilman
Rance Howard	...   Irate Farmer
George Justin	...   Barber
Doc Erickson	...   Customer
Fritzi Burr	...   Mulwray's Secretary
Charles Knapp	...   Mortician
Claudio Martinez	...   Boy on Horseback
John Holland	...   Farmer in the Valley
Jesse Vint	...   Farmer in the Valley
Jim Burke	...   Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold	...   Farmer in the Valley
Elizabeth Harding	...   Curly's Wife
Paul Jenkins	...   Policeman
Lee de Broux	...   Policeman
Bob Golden	...   Policeman

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