The Two Jakes

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jack Nicholson J.J. "Jake" Gittes

Harvey Keitel Julius "Jake" Berman

Meg Tilly Kitty Berman

Madeleine Stowe Lillian Bodine

Eli Wallach Cotton Weinberger