Chinatown
“You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.”
8 / 10
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Jack Nicholson·J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway·Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston·Noah Cross
Perry Lopez·Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt Young·Curly
John Hillerman·Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling·Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski·Man with Knife
Diane Ladd·Ida Sessions
Richard Bakalyan·Detective Loach
Average shot length
15.7s per shot
Roman Polanski's career average is 10.9s across 18 measured films —see the full picture.