Movie
The Two Jakes
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Two Jakes
Cast
Jack NicholsonJ.J. "Jake" Gittes
Harvey KeitelJulius "Jake" Berman
Meg TillyKitty Berman
Madeleine StoweLillian Bodine
Eli WallachCotton Weinberger
Rubén BladesMickey Nice
Frederic ForrestChuck Newty
David KeithDet. Lt. LoachCredits
- Directed by
- Jack Nicholson
- Written by
- Robert Towne
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Jake Gittes Collection
- Budget
- $19M
- Box office
- $10M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States
