In 1937, a woman identifying herself as Evelyn Mulwray hires private investigator J. J. "Jake" Gittes to follow her husband, Hollis Mulwray, the chief engineer at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power who she claims is having an affair. Trailing him, Gittes overhears Mulwray publicly state that building a new reservoir would be unsafe. Gittes photographs Mulwray with a young woman, which are published in the next day's newspaper. Back at his office, Gittes is confronted by the real Evelyn Mulwray who threatens to sue him.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Robert Evans, C.O. Erickson |
Directed By: | Roman Polanski |
Written By: | Roman Polanski, Robert Towne |
Cast: | Faye Dunaway, Jerry Fujikawa, Diane Ladd, Nandu Hinds, Elizabeth Harding, John Huston, Noble Willingham, Rance Howard, Perry Lopez, Jesse Vint, John Holland, George Justin, Roy Jenson, John Rogers, Denny Arnold, Beulah Quo, Roman Polanski, Lee De Broux, Belinda Palmer, Richard Bakalyan, James O'Rear, Allan Warnick, Jack Nicholson, Bob Golden, Claudio Martínez, James Hong, Fritzi Burr, Charles Knapp, Burt Young, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling, Paul Jenkins, Roy Roberts, Bruce Glover, Cecil Elliott, Jim Burk, C.O. Erickson, Johnny Marlin, Joe Mantell |
In Theaters: | Jun 20, 1974 |
Runtime: | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Production: | Paramount Pictures, Penthouse, Long Road Productions |
Budget: | $6,000,000 |
Box Office: | $29,200,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |