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.
Keywords:
Dying and death
Sea
Pedophilia
Rape
Mistake in person
River
Chinatown
Barrage
Conspiracy
Whodunit
Los angeles, california
Private detective
Neo-noir
Movie tag line: "You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth."
Character: J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Character: Evelyn Cross Mulwray
Character: Noah Cross
Character: Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Character: Russ Yelburton