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What is The Two Jakes about?

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.

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1990-08-10
Director: Jack Nicholson
Rating: ★ 6.0 / 10

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Jack Nicholson J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Harvey Keitel Julius "Jake" Berman
Meg Tilly Kitty Berman
Madeleine Stowe Lillian Bodine
Eli Wallach Cotton Weinberger
Rubén Blades Mickey Nice

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