CHINATOWN

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.

PRINCIPAL CAST

JACK NICHOLSONJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes

FAYE DUNAWAYEvelyn Cross Mulwray

JOHN HUSTONNoah Cross

PERRY LOPEZLieutenant Lou Escobar

BURT YOUNGCurly

JOHN HILLERMANRuss Yelburton