
"You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth."
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

Russ Yelburton

Ida Sessions

Man with Knife

Claude Mulvihill

Detective Loach

Evelyn's Butler

Duffy

Lawrence Walsh

Mayor Bagby

Councilman

Irate Farmer

Farmer in the Valley

Curly

Policeman

Hollis I. Mulwray

Sophie
Lawyer

Maid

Gardener

Katherine
Councilman
Barber
Customer

Mortician

Boy on Horseback
Cross' Butler
Clerk

Farmer in the Valley

Farmer in the Valley
Farmer in the Valley
Curly's Wife
Mr. Palmer
Emma Dill
Policeman

Policeman
Driver (uncredited)
Mulwray's Secreatry

Barber (uncredited)

Retirement Home Resident (uncredited)