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.
Cast
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover
Duffy
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham
Councilman
Rance Howard
Irate Farmer
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Burt Young
Curly
Lee de Broux
Policeman
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
James O'Rear
Lawyer
Beulah Quo
Maid
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman
George Justin
Barber
C.O. Erickson
Customer
Charles Knapp
Mortician
Claudio MartÃnez
Boy on Horseback
Federico Roberto
Cross' Butler
Allan Warnick
Clerk
John Holland
Farmer in the Valley
Jim Burk
Farmer in the Valley
Denny Arnold
Farmer in the Valley
Elizabeth Harding
Curly's Wife
John Rogers
Mr. Palmer
Cecil Elliott
Emma Dill
Paul Jenkins
Policeman
Bob Golden
Policeman
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
Fritzi Burr
Mulwray's Secreatry
Cosmo Sardo
Barber (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Crew
Roman Polanski
Director
Robert Towne
Writer
Sam O'Steen
Editor
Florence Williamson
Assistant Editor
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Michele Ader
Second Assistant Director
Hawk Koch
Assistant Director
Robert Evans
Producer
C.O. Erickson
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Hugh K. Gagnier
Camera Operator
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Richard Bruno
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jean Merrick
Wardrobe Supervisor
Anthea Sylbert
Costume Design
Susan Germaine
Hairstylist
Vivienne Walker
Hairstylist
Hank Edds
Makeup Artist
Lee C. Harmon
Makeup Artist
Bob Cornett
Sound Editor
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Jost
Sound Mixer
Clint Althouse
Boom Operator
Logan Frazee
Special Effects
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
John C. Hammell
Music Editor
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
May Wale Brown
Script Supervisor
Hal Needham
Stunt Coordinator
Bill MacSems
Property Master
Bernie Schwartz
Key Grip
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Title Designer
W. Stewart Campbell
Art Direction
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