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The Two Jakes
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The Two Jakes

Aug 10, 1990
2h 17m
★ 6.0

They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.

Overview

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

Genres

Crime
Mystery
Thriller

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Jack Nicholson

Harvey Keitel

Julius "Jake" Berman

Harvey Keitel

Meg Tilly

Kitty Berman

Meg Tilly

Madeleine Stowe

Lillian Bodine

Madeleine Stowe

Eli Wallach

Cotton Weinberger

Eli Wallach

Rubén Blades

Mickey Nice

Rubén Blades

Frederic Forrest

Chuck Newty

Frederic Forrest

David Keith

Det. Lt. Loach

David Keith

Richard Farnsworth

Earl Rawley

Richard Farnsworth

Tracey Walter

Tyrone Otley

Tracey Walter

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

Joe Mantell

James Hong

Kahn

James Hong