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6.0Real 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.
Released: 1990-08-10137 minDir: Jack NicholsonCrime, Drama, Mystery, RomanceBudget: $19.0MBox office: $10.0MPart of: The Jake Gittes Collection
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Cast
- 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
Themes
- los angeles, california
- private detective
- neo-noir
- excited
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 210846
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- publication date
- 1991-12-12
- title
- The Two Jakes
- review score
- 6.1/10
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1990 American films1990 crime drama films1990 English-language films1990 films1990s mystery filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican detective filmsAmerican mystery filmsAmerican neo-noir filmsAmerican sequel filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language mystery filmsFictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police DepartmentFilms directed by Jack NicholsonFilms produced by Robert EvansFilms scored by Van Dyke ParksFilms set in 1948Films set in Los AngelesFilms set in the 1940sFilms with screenplays by Robert TowneParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date