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.
Top Cast
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Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
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Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
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John HustonNoah Cross
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Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
JO
John HillermanRuss Yelburton
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Diane LaddIda Sessions
RO
Roman PolanskiMan with Knife
RO
Roy JensonClaude Mulvihill
RI
Richard BakalyanDetective Loach
JA
James HongEvelyn's Butler
BR
Bruce GloverDuffy
JO
Joe MantellLawrence Walsh
RO
Roy RobertsMayor Bagby
NO
Noble WillinghamCouncilman
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Rance HowardIrate Farmer
JE
Jesse VintFarmer in the Valley
BU
Burt YoungCurly
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Lee de BrouxPoliceman
DA
Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray
NA
Nandu HindsSophie
JA
James O'RearLawyer
BE
Beulah QuoMaid
JE
Jerry FujikawaGardener
BE
Belinda PalmerKatherine
EL
Elliott MontgomeryCouncilman
GE
George JustinBarber
C.
C.O. EricksonCustomer
CH
Charles KnappMortician
CL
Claudio MartínezBoy on Horseback
FE
Federico RobertoCross' Butler
AL
Allan WarnickClerk
JO
John HollandFarmer in the Valley
JI
Jim BurkFarmer in the Valley
DE
Denny ArnoldFarmer in the Valley
EL
Elizabeth HardingCurly's Wife
JO
John RogersMr. Palmer
CE
Cecil ElliottEmma Dill
PA
Paul JenkinsPoliceman
BO
Bob GoldenPoliceman
RI
Richard WarrenDriver (uncredited)
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Fritzi BurrMulwray's Secreatry
CO
Cosmo SardoBarber (uncredited)
CH
Charles FogelRetirement Home Resident (uncredited)