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.
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Jack Nicholson— J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway— Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston— Noah Cross
Perry Lopez— Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt Young— Curly
John Hillerman— Russ Yelburton
