Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) 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.
Elenco: Jack Nicholson , Faye Dunaway , John Huston , Perry Lopez , John Hillerman , Darrell Zwerling , Diane Ladd , Roy Jenson , Roman Polanski , Richard Bakalyan , Bruce Glover , Joe Mantell , Nandu Hinds , James O'Rear , James Hong , Beulah Quo , Jerry Fujikawa , Belinda Palmer , Roy Roberts , Noble Willingham , Elliott Montgomery , Rance Howard , George Justin , C.O. Erickson , Fritzi Burr , Charles Knapp , Claudio Martinez , Federico Roberto , Allan Warnick , John Holland , Jesse Vint , Burt Young , Jim Burk , Denny Arnold , Elizabeth Harding , John Rogers , Cecil Elliott , Paul Jenkins , Lee de Broux , Bob Golden , Richard Warren .