The Two Jakes

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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Director

Jack Nicholson

Director

Cast

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

Perry Lopez

Captain Lou Escobar

Jeff Morris

Tilton

Rebecca Broussard

Gladys

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