Overview
Plot
Private eye Jake Gittes takes a routine matrimonial case for developer Jake Berman, but when Berman shoots his wife's lover—his own business partner—Gittes is pulled into a conspiracy tied to Los Angeles oil reserves.
- Directors
- Jack Nicholson
- Cast
- Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Rubén Blades, Frederic Forrest, David Keith, Richard Farnsworth, Tracey Walter, Joe Mantell, James Hong, Perry Lopez, Jeff Morris, Rebecca Broussard, Paul A. DiCocco Jr., John Hackett, Rosie Vela, Allan Warnick, Susan Forristal
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Release date
- 1990-08-10
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures
Photos
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires war veteran turned private investigator Jake Gittes for ordinary matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who is also his business partner, Gittes becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy and deceit surrounding the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. During the investigation, a voice from his past prompts him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
Did you know...
No information available
Goofs
No information available
