The Two Jakes (movie)

The Two Jakes (movie)

  • User score: 5.9
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Jack Nicholson
  • Production companies: Paramount Pictures
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Budget: $19,000,000
  • Revenue: $10,005,969
  • Release date: 8/10/1990
  • Run time: 137 min.

Movie description

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.

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Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Role(s): J.J. "Jake" Gittes

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Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Role(s): Julius "Jake" Berman

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Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly

Role(s): Kitty Berman

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Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Role(s): Lillian Bodine

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Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Role(s): Cotton Weinberger

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