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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 20, 1974
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 23, 1999
Box Office
$30.0M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
5.0x
Theaters
64
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
F
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
J
John Huston
Noah Cross
P
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
B
Burt Young
Curly
J
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
D
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
R
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
D
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
R
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
J
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
R
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
J
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
B
Bruce Glover
Duffy
J
James O'Rear
Lawyer
B
Beulah Quo
Maid
J
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
B
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
R
Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby
N
Noble Willingham
Councilman
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Quotes
See all →Power Dynamics and Trust in Law Enforcement
Gittes
Evelyn, put that gun away. Let the police handle this.
Evelyn
He owns the police!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Connection Between Death and Innovation
Cross
What does it mean?
Gittes
That you killed Hollis Mulwray - right here - in that pond. You drowned him, and you left these . Coroner's report shows Mulwray had saltwater in his lungs.
[the bifocals]
Cross
Hollis was always fascinated by tidepools. You know what he used to say?...That's where life begins. Sloughs, tidepools. When he first come out here, he figured if you dumped water into the desert sand and let it percolate down to the bedrock, it would stay there instead of evaporate the way it does in most reservoirs. You only lose 20% instead of 70 or 80. He made this city.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
