The Two Jakes(1990)
They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
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.
Movie: The Two Jakes
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J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Julius "Jake" Berman
Kitty Berman
Lillian Bodine
Cotton Weinberger
Mickey Nice
Chuck Newty
Det. Lt. Loach
Earl Rawley
Tyrone Otley
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