Chinatown

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

Burt Young

Curly

John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Darrell Zwerling

Hollis I. Mulwray

Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover

Duffy

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Nandu Hinds

Sophie

James O'Rear

Lawyer

Beulah Quo

Maid

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Jerry Fujikawa

Gardener

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Belinda Palmer

Katherine

Roy Roberts

Mayor Bagby

Crew

Art

• W. Stewart Campbell Art Direction
• Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration
• Richard Sylbert Production Design
• Bill MacSems Property Master
• Wayne Fitzgerald Title Designer
• Gabe Resh Set Designer
• Robert Resh Set Designer
• Tom Bartholomew Standby Painter
• Joseph Hurley Production Illustrator
• Bill Parks Construction Coordinator

Camera

• John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
• Hugh K. Gagnier Camera Operator
• Bernie Schwartz Key Grip
• Stanley Cortez Additional Photography
• Ken John Borland Dolly Grip
• Richard Borland Key Grip
• Bruce Catlin First Assistant Camera
• Cecil Lupton Best Boy Grip
• Arnold L. Rich Camera Operator
• Orlando Suero Still Photographer
• Lance Williams First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Anthea Sylbert Costume Design
• Susan Germaine Hairstylist
• Vivienne Walker Hairstylist
• Hank Edds Makeup Artist
• Richard Bruno Wardrobe Supervisor
• Jean Merrick Wardrobe Supervisor
• Lee Harman Makeup Artist
• Joan Joseff Other

Crew

• Logan Frazee Special Effects
• Hal Needham Stunt Coordinator
• Roman Polanski Additional Writing
• James Pilcher Cableman
• Jim Burk Stunts
• Alan Gibbs Stunts
• Mike Reedy Prop Maker
• Herman Boden Stand In
• Sig Frohlich Stand In
• Lee Sollenberger Animal Wrangler

Directing

• Roman Polanski Director
• Hawk Koch Assistant Director
• May Wale Brown Script Supervisor
• Michele Ader Second Assistant Director
• Lee Rafner Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Sam O'Steen Editor
• Florence Williamson Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Earl Gilbert Gaffer

Production

• Mike Fenton Casting
• Jane Feinberg Casting
• Robert Evans Producer
• C.O. Erickson Unit Production Manager
• C.O. Erickson Associate Producer
• Lillian Michelson Researcher

Sound

• Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
• Bob Cornett Sound Editor
• John C. Hammell Music Editor
• Larry Jost Sound Mixer
• Clint Althouse Boom Operator
• Charles Grenzbach Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Howard Beals Sound Editor
• David Dockendorf Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Fred Stafford ADR Editor
• Roger Sword Sound Editor
• John Wilkinson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Murray Adler Musician

Writing

• Robert Towne Writer
• Roman Polanski Writer

Photos