The Two Jakes

(1990)

★ 6 IMDb · 288 votes

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Year: 1990

Runtime: 137 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Джек Николсон

Cast: Джек Николсон, Харви Кейтель, Мег Тилли, Мэделин Стоу, Елай Воллак, Рубен Блэйдз, Фредерик Форрест, Дэвид Кит, Ричард Фарнсуорт, Трейси Уолтер

Plot

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.