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.
Jack Nicholson
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
as Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
as Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
as Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
as Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
as Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
as Detective Loach
James Hong
as Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover
as Duffy
Joe Mantell
as Lawrence Walsh
