J. J. Gittes

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fictional character film character private investigator

J. J. Gittes is the cynical yet principled private investigator portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the classic neo-noir film "Chinatown."

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
J. J. Gittes canonical 4
J.J. "Jake" Gittes 2
Jake Gittes 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
private investigator ⓘ
alignment antihero ⓘ
appearsIn Chinatown ⓘ
The Two Jakes ⓘ
associatedTheme corruption ⓘ
tragic inevitability ⓘ
associatedWith Evelyn Mulwray ⓘ
Hollis Mulwray ⓘ
Noah Cross ⓘ
characterTrait cynical ⓘ
principled ⓘ
world-weary ⓘ
createdBy Robert Towne ⓘ
Roman Polanski ⓘ
filmEra New Hollywood ⓘ
filmReleaseCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
filmSeries Chinatown film series ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 1974 ⓘ
fullName J. J. Gittes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jake J. Gittes
genre neo-noir ⓘ
givenName Jake ⓘ
hasGenreContext crime film ⓘ
hasLoveInterest Evelyn Mulwray ⓘ
hasMoralCode seeks truth despite personal risk ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
medium cinema ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor investigating a water-supply conspiracy in Los Angeles ⓘ
notableQuoteContext “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” ⓘ
notableScene has nose cut by a knife-wielding thug ⓘ
occupation investigator ⓘ
private detective ⓘ
operatesAgency Gittes private investigation office ⓘ
portrayedBy Jack Nicholson ⓘ
portrayedByInSequel Jack Nicholson ⓘ
portrayedInGenre film noir ⓘ
neo-noir mystery ⓘ
professionType solo practitioner ⓘ
screenDebut Chinatown (1974 film) ⓘ
sequelAppearanceYear 1990 ⓘ
sequelTitle The Two Jakes ⓘ
setting Los Angeles water scandal ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
visualTrademark cream-colored suits and fedoras ⓘ
worksIn Los Angeles ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinatown → mainCharacter → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
Jack Nicholson → portrayed → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.J. Gittes
J. J. Gittes → fullName → J. J. Gittes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jake J. Gittes
Noah Cross – John Huston → enemyOf → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
subject surface form: Noah Cross
The Two Jakes → character → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
The Two Jakes → leadCharacter → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
Chinatown – score → associatedWithCharacter → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jake Gittes
Chinatown film series → mainCharacter → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Chinatown film series → featuresCharacter → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
this entity surface form: J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Chinatown film series → hasProtagonist → J. J. Gittes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jake Gittes