
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

Anne Goursaud
Editor

Jack Nicholson
Director

Robert Towne
Writer

Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Joy Zapata
Hairstylist

Robert Towne
Characters
Terry Liebling
Casting
R. Blaine Currier
Associate Producer
Alan Finkelstein
Associate Producer
Brad Wilder
Makeup Artist

Van Dyke Parks
Original Music Composer
Toni-Ann Walker
Hairstylist