Movie

Chinatown

Released: June 20, 1974 (1974)

Runtime: 130 minutes

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Joe Mantell as Lawrence Walsh
Age at release: 58
Roy Jenson as Claude Mulvihill
Age at release: 47
James Hong as Evelyn's Butler
Age at release: 45
Perry Lopez as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Age at release: 44
Richard Bakalyan as Detective Loach
Age at release: 43
Bruce Glover as Duffy
Age at release: 42
John Hillerman as Russ Yelburton
Age at release: 41
Diane Ladd as Ida Sessions
Age at release: 38
Jack Nicholson as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Age at release: 37
Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Age at release: 33

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Roy Roberts as Mayor Bagby
Age at release: 68
John Holland as Farmer in the Valley
Age at release: 66
Jerry Fujikawa as Gardener
Age at release: 62
James O'Rear as Lawyer
Age at release: 60
Charles Knapp as Mortician
Age at release: 54
Beulah Quo as Maid
Age at release: 51
Rance Howard as Irate Farmer
Age at release: 45
Darrell Zwerling as Hollis I. Mulwray
Age at release: 45
Noble Willingham as Councilman
Age at release: 42
Jim Burk as Farmer in the Valley
Age at release: 41
Denny Arnold as Farmer in the Valley
Age at release: 39
Burt Young as Curly
Age at release: 34
Jesse Vint as Farmer in the Valley
Age at release: 33
Lee de Broux as Policeman
Age at release: 33
Nandu Hinds as Sophie
Age at release: Unknown
Belinda Palmer as Katherine
Age at release: Unknown
Elliott Montgomery as Councilman
Age at release: Unknown
Claudio Martínez as Boy on Horseback
Age at release: Unknown
Federico Roberto as Cross' Butler
Age at release: Unknown
Allan Warnick as Clerk
Age at release: Unknown