The Two Jakes
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1990
2h 17m
R
English
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
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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.
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Cast
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Julius "Jake" Berman
Kitty Berman
Lillian Bodine
Cotton Weinberger
Mickey Nice
Chuck Newty
Det. Lt. Loach
Earl Rawley
Tyrone Otley
Lawrence Walsh
Kahn
Captain Lou Escobar
Tilton
Gladys
Liberty Levine
Mark Bodine
Linda
Rippey
Delores
Judge Dettmer
Francis Hannah
Desk Sergeant
Mattie Rawley
Bartender
Directed By: Jack Nicholson
Written By: Robert Towne
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Filipe Manuel Dias Neto
3 years ago
**It's good, it doesn't seem as bad as many says, but it's also far from the quality of the original movie.**
I loved _Chinatown_ and was very curious to see this film, notoriously less famous and less recognized. I was curious to see to what extent this would be a consequence of the widespread i More
I loved _Chinatown_ and was very curious to see this film, notoriously less famous and less recognized. I was curious to see to what extent this would be a consequence of the widespread i More
CinemaSerf
2 years ago
I kept looking out for Anne Bancroft, or - indeed anyone who could inject a little class into this really rather dreary vehicle for Jack Nicholson. Reprising his "Gittes" role from "Chinatown" (1974) he finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery that leaves him unsure who he can trust as he tries t More
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