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.
~ They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.Director
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StatusReleased: 34 years ago
August 10, 1990
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Budget$19.0M
Revenue$10.0M