Chinatown

La storia

L'investigatore Gittes viene assoldato da una donna che si presenta come la signora Mulray per investigare sulla presunta infedeltà del marito. Riesce dopo diverso tempo a fotografarlo in compagnia di una giovane ragazza, ma si presenta al suo cospetto la vera moglie di Mulray che minaccia l'uomo. Intanto si ritrova il corpo senza vita del marito. Continuano quindi con molti pericoli le indagini di Gittes che lo condurranno da Noah Cross, padre della signora Mulray mentre la ragazza che tempo prima aveva fotografata era la sorella della donna. Le due donne cercheranno di fuggire dal padre possessivo, ma una finirà uccisa e l'altra ricondotta dal padre.

Nella stessa saga

Jake Gittes - Collezione

In ordine di uscita

Questo film

Chinatown

1974

Il grande inganno

1990

Cast

J Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes F Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray J John HustonNoah Cross P Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar B Burt YoungCurly J John HillermanRuss Yelburton D Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray R Roman PolanskiMan with Knife D Diane LaddIda Sessions R Richard BakalyanDetective Loach J Joe MantellLawrence Walsh R Roy JensonClaude Mulvihill

Mostra altri interpreti

J James HongEvelyn's Butler B Bruce GloverDuffy N Nandu HindsSophie J James O'RearLawyer B Beulah QuoMaid J Jerry FujikawaGardener B Belinda PalmerKatherine R Roy RobertsMayor Bagby N Noble WillinghamCouncilman E Elliott MontgomeryCouncilman R Rance HowardIrate Farmer G George JustinBarber C C.O. EricksonCustomer F Fritzi BurrMulwray's Secreatry C Charles KnappMortician C Claudio MartínezBoy on Horseback F Freddie RobertoCross' Butler A Allan WarnickClerk J John HollandFarmer in the Valley J Jesse VintFarmer in the Valley J Jim BurkFarmer in the Valley D Denny ArnoldFarmer in the Valley E Elizabeth HardingCurly's Wife J John RogersMr. Palmer C Cecil ElliottEmma Dill P Paul JenkinsPoliceman L Lee de BrouxPoliceman B Bob GoldenPoliceman D Don AmesTownsman (uncredited) J Jack BerleTownsman (uncredited) D Duke FishmanSign Painter on Door (uncredited) C Charles FogelRetirement Home Resident (uncredited) B Bob HarksPoliceman (uncredited) R Robert HitchcockCouncilman (uncredited) M Michael JeffersTownsman (uncredited) J John MarlinWaiter (uncredited) A Alan MarstonAssistant (uncredited) R Rose MichtomRetirement Home Resident (uncredited) M Monty O'GradyCouncilman (uncredited) J Joe PineTownsman (uncredited) M Murray PollackCouncilman (uncredited) A Anthony RedondoRestaurant Patron (uncredited) C Cosmo SardoBarber (uncredited) J Jack SlateTownsman (uncredited) O Owen SongPedestrian (uncredited) N Norman StevansMaitre D' (uncredited) P Paul VanAssistant (uncredited) R Richard WarrenDriver (uncredited) W Wally WestTownsman (uncredited) C Chalky WilliamsBailiff (uncredited) K Kai J. WongPedestrian (uncredited) S Sally YarnellCommittee Reporter (uncredited)