
The Two Jakes
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.
Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson
J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Harvey Keitel
Julius "Jake" Berman

Meg Tilly
Kitty Berman

Madeleine Stowe
Lillian Bodine

Eli Wallach
Cotton Weinberger
Featured Crew

Jack Nicholson
Director

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography

Anne Goursaud
Editor

Robert Towne
Writer
R. Blaine Currier
Associate Producer
Alan Finkelstein
Associate Producer

Van Dyke Parks
Original Music Composer
Terry Liebling
Casting
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist
Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist
Joy Zapata
Hairstylist

Robert Towne
Characters