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.
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Noah Cross
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Russ Yelburton
Ida Sessions
Man with Knife
Claude Mulvihill
Detective Loach
Evelyn's Butler
Duffy
Lawrence Walsh
Mayor Bagby
Councilman
Irate Farmer
Farmer in the Valley
Curly
Policeman
Hollis I. Mulwray
Lawyer
Maid
Gardener
Customer
Mortician
Clerk
Farmer in the Valley
Policeman
Mulwray's Secreatry
Barber (uncredited)
Producer
Director
Writer