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The Two Jakes

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The Two Jakes — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • August 10, 1990
  • Runtime
  • 137 min
  • Genres
  • Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  • Director
  • Jack Nicholson

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The Two Jakes — Cast

Jack Nicholson photo Jack Nicholson J.J. "Jake" Gittes Harvey Keitel photo Harvey Keitel Julius "Jake" Berman Meg Tilly photo Meg Tilly Kitty Berman Madeleine Stowe photo Madeleine Stowe Lillian Bodine Eli Wallach photo Eli Wallach Cotton Weinberger Rubén Blades photo Rubén Blades Mickey Nice Frederic Forrest photo Frederic Forrest Chuck Newty David Keith photo David Keith Det. Lt. Loach

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