The Two Jakes
They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
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8/10/1990Runtime
137 minsOverview
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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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$19,000,000Revenue
$10,005,969Homepage
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A noir-stained descent into the murky intersection of sex, money, and power in 1950s Los Angeles, where old wounds resurface alongside new conspiracies. Gittes navigates a labyrinth of deceit that forces him to confront both present corruption and past trauma.
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Jack Nicholson
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Harvey Keitel
Julius "Jake" Berman
Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman
Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine
Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger
Rubén Blades
Mickey Nice
Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty
David Keith
Det. Lt. Loach
Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley
Tracey Walter
Tyrone Otley
Joe Mantell
Lawrence Walsh
James Hong
Kahn
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