Chinatown 1974

 

Cast & Crew

Directed by Roman Polanski
Produced by Robert Evans
Written by Robert Towne

Jack Nicholson as J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston as Noah Cross
Perry Lopez as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman as Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling as Hollis I. Mulwray
Diane Ladd as Ida Sessions
Roy Jenson as Claude Mulvihill
Roman Polanski as Man with Knife
Dick Bakalyan as Detective Loach
Joe Mantell as Lawrence Walsh
Bruce Glover as Duffy
James Hong as Kahn, Evelyn's Butler
Beulah Quo as Maid
Roy Roberts as Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham as Councilman
Rance Howard as Irate Farmer
Burt Young as Curly

Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography John A. Alonzo
Edited by Sam O'Steen

Academy Awards

Wins
    Best Original Screenplay – Robert Towne
Nominations
    Best Picture – Robert Evans
    Best Director – Roman Polanski
    Best Actor – Jack Nicholson
    Best Actress – Faye Dunaway
    Best Film Editing – Sam O'Steen
    Best Art Direction – Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell, Ruby Levitt
    Best Costume Design – Anthea Sylbert
    Best Cinematography – John A. Alonzo
    Best Sound Mixing – Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
    Best Music Score – Jerry Goldsmith

Golden Globes – 1974
Wins
    Best Motion Picture – Drama – Robert Evans
    Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama – Jack Nicholson
    Best Director – Roman Polanski
    Best Screenplay – Robert Towne
Nominations
    Best Actor in a Supporting Role – John Huston
    Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama – Faye Dunaway
    Best Original Score – Jerry Goldsmith