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.
Jack Nicholson
as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Harvey Keitel
as Julius "Jake" Berman
Meg Tilly
as Kitty Berman
Madeleine Stowe
as Lillian Bodine
Eli Wallach
as Cotton Weinberger
Rubén Blades
as Mickey Nice
Frederic Forrest
as Chuck Newty
David Keith
as Det. Lt. Loach
Richard Farnsworth
as Earl Rawley
Tracey Walter
as Tyrone Otley
Joe Mantell
as Lawrence Walsh
James Hong
as Kahn
