The Two Jakes

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Harvey Keitel

Julius "Jake" Berman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Meg Tilly

Kitty Berman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Madeleine Stowe

Lillian Bodine

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Eli Wallach

Cotton Weinberger

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Rubén Blades

Mickey Nice

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Frederic Forrest

Chuck Newty

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

David Keith

Det. Lt. Loach

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jack Nicholson
Camera	Director of Photography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Editing	Editor	Anne Goursaud
Writing	Writer	Robert Towne
	Characters	Robert Towne
Production	Associate Producer	R. Blaine Currier Alan Finkelstein
	Casting	Terry Liebling
	Producer	Harold Schneider Jack Nicholson Robert Evans
Sound	Original Music Composer	Van Dyke Parks
	Supervising Sound Editor	Julia Evershade
	Sound Effects Editor	John Hoeren
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Robert J. Litt Greg P. Russell Elliot Tyson
	Sound Editor	Bob Newlan
	Production Sound Mixer	Art Rochester
Costume & Make-Up	Hairstylist	Toni-Ann Walker Joy Zapata
	Makeup Artist	Brad Wilder Ray Sebastian
	Costume Design	Wayne A. Finkelman
Art	Production Design	Jeremy Railton Richard Sawyer
	Art Direction	Richard Schreiber
	Set Decoration	Jerry Wunderlich
Department	Role	Name

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