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.
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
as Noah Cross
as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
as Russ Yelburton
as Ida Sessions
as Man with Knife
as Claude Mulvihill
as Detective Loach
as Evelyn's Butler
as Duffy
as Lawrence Walsh
as Mayor Bagby
as Councilman
as Irate Farmer
as Farmer in the Valley
as Curly
as Policeman
as Hollis I. Mulwray
as Sophie
as Lawyer
as Maid
as Gardener
as Katherine
as Councilman
as Barber
as Customer
as Mortician
as Boy on Horseback
as Cross' Butler
as Clerk
as Farmer in the Valley
as Farmer in the Valley
as Farmer in the Valley
as Curly's Wife
as Mr. Palmer
as Emma Dill
as Policeman
as Policeman
as Driver (uncredited)
as Mulwray's Secreatry
as Barber (uncredited)
as Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
