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They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money. - The Two Jakes
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Title: The Two Jakes

Release Date: 10 Aug 1990

Runtime: 2h 17m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6 (234 votes)

Cast

  • J.J. "Jake" Gittes: Jack Nicholson
  • Julius "Jake" Berman: Harvey Keitel
  • Kitty Berman: Meg Tilly
  • Lillian Bodine: Madeleine Stowe
  • Cotton Weinberger: Eli Wallach
  • Mickey Nice: Rubén Blades
  • Chuck Newty: Frederic Forrest
  • Det. Lt. Loach: David Keith
  • Earl Rawley: Richard Farnsworth
  • Tyrone Otley: Tracey Walter
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