The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
19902h 17minCrime MoviesEnglish
6.0

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.

WriterRobert Towne
DirectorJack Nicholson
ActorJack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionParamount Pictures