Summary

Read a Plot Overview of the entire film or a scene by scene Summary and Analysis.

Characters

See a complete list of the characters in Chinatown and in-depth analyses of J.J. (Jake) Gittes, Evelyn Cross Mulwray, and Noah Cross.

Literary Devices

Here's where you'll find analysis of the film as a whole, from themes and symbols to key facts.

Quotes

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Further Study

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