Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
as Julius "Jake" Berman
as Kitty Berman
as Lillian Bodine
as Cotton Weinberger
as Mickey Nice
as Chuck Newty
as Det. Lt. Loach
as Earl Rawley
as Tyrone Otley
as Lawrence Walsh
as Kahn
as Captain Lou Escobar
as Tilton
as Gladys
as Liberty Levine
as Mark Bodine
as Linda
as Rippey
as Delores
as Judge Dettmer
as Francis Hannah
as Desk Sergeant
as Mattie Rawley
as Bartender
as Florist
as Cop with Parrot
as Dr. Elsa Branchauer
as Saul
as Benny
as Caddy #1
as Caddy #2
as Prowler
as Client with Dog
as Errol Flynn Look-alike
as Cigarette / Hat Check Girl
as Clarissa
as Lana
as Lady Asleep
as Bar Maitre D'
as The Redhead
as Bar Manager
as Black Eye Woman
as Actress at Max Factor
as Receptionist
as Golf Advisor
as Singer at Green Parrot
as Green Parrot Band
as Green Parrot Band
as Green Parrot Band
as Evelyn Mulwray (voice)
as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)
as Liberty Levine (uncredited)
as Bailiff (uncredited)
as Golfer (uncredited)
as Man Getting Shoeshine (uncredited)
as Woman at Max Factor (uncredited)
