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.
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Noah Cross
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Curly
Russ Yelburton
Hollis I. Mulwray
Man with Knife
Ida Sessions
Detective Loach
Lawrence Walsh
Claude Mulvihill
Evelyn's Butler
Duffy
Sophie
Lawyer
Maid
Gardener
Katherine
Mayor Bagby
Councilman
Councilman
Irate Farmer
Barber
Customer
Mulwray's Secreatry
Mortician
Boy on Horseback
Cross' Butler
Clerk
Farmer in the Valley
Farmer in the Valley
Farmer in the Valley
Farmer in the Valley
Curly's Wife
Mr. Palmer
Emma Dill
Policeman
Policeman
Policeman
Townsman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Sign Painter on Door (uncredited)
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Councilman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Assistant (uncredited)
Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Councilman (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Councilman (uncredited)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Barber (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Assistant (uncredited)
Driver (uncredited)
Townsman (uncredited)
Bailiff (uncredited)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Committee Reporter (uncredited)