The Two Jakes Backdrop

The Two Jakes

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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Box Office

Budget: $19,000,000
Revenue: $10,005,969
ROI: -47.3%

Verdict: Flop

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Crew

Directors

> Jack Nicholson (Director)
> Vilmos Zsigmond (Director of Photography)

Writers

> Robert Towne (Writer)
> Robert Towne (Characters)