Producer: Robert Evans
Screenplay: Robert Towne
Cinematography: John .A. Alonzo
Starring:
Jack Nicholson as J.J. Gittes
Faye Dunaway as Evelyn Mulwray
John Houston as Noah Cross
Perry Lopez as Escobar
Diane Ladd as Ida Sessions
Darrell Zwerling as Hollis Mulwray
John Hillerman as Yelburton
Roman Polanski as Knife wielding punk
2. This was the first and the last time Nicholson would work with Director Roman Polanski. Polanksi soon fled America after being charged with rape.
3. This film earned Nicholson his third best Actor Nomination. He lost again.
4. In the scene where Nicholson has his nose cut, there is a strong rumour that his nose was actually cut.
5. After numerous takes of the confrontation scene in the house between Evelyn & Gittes, Faye Dunaway told Jack to actually slap. He did this and it made into the film.
6. Faye Dunaway & Polanski had many arguements with one ending with Polanski pulling strands of her out.
7. After an heated argument with Nicholson, director Polankski picked up Nicholson's T.V. and threw it out the window. Nicholson used this T.V. to watch the L.A. Lakers games.
8. Script writer Towne had previously written a script which featured Jack Nicholson. This was the Last Detail Towne was also on board to script The trilogy in total.
9. The next film in the Trilogy was The Two Jacks.
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Nicholson plays the Gittes with such a smooth prtrayal you actually forget that Nicholson is actually acting. This film of course came before One flew over the cuckoo's nest but at this time Nicholson was a major player in Hollywood.
Nicholson has the great sense to work for directors who are very talented at there skill and his sixth sense for working with such directors is eveident in the film. Polanski really does get what he wants in this film.
(L-R) Jack Nicholson, John Houston & Roman Polanski