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The Two Jakes(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-08-10
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257 Votes
Time: 2h 17m
They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $19,000,000.00
Revenue: $10,005,969.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Two Jakes
Top 10 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
Rubén Blades
Mickey Nice
Frederic Forrest
Chuck Newty
David Keith
Det. Lt. Loach
Richard Farnsworth
Earl Rawley
Tracey Walter
Tyrone Otley
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