Released:
1990-08-10

Overview:
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.

Director:
Jack Nicholson

Runtime:
2h 17min

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance

• 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