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.
~ You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.Director
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StatusReleased: 51 years ago
June 20, 1974
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEspañol, 广州话 / 廣州話, English
Budget$6.0M
Revenue$30.0M