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Hammett

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

1982 • HD • PG • 98min

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Story

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.

Country United States Language English

Genre Drama Thriller

Keywords #based on novel or book #san francisco california #neonoir #femme fatale #historical figure #chinatown #1920s #crime fiction writer #semifiction

Production American Zoetrope

Credits

Wim Wenders photo

Wim Wenders

director

Frederic Forrest photo

Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle photo

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner photo

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear photo

Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei photo

Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr. photo

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly photo

David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong photo

R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford photo

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance photo

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow photo

Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney photo

Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

Royal Dano photo

Royal Dano

Pops

Samuel Fuller photo

Samuel Fuller

Old Man in Pool Hall

Lloyd Kino photo

Lloyd Kino

Barber

Fox Harris photo

Fox Harris

Frank the News Vendor

Lisa Lu

Miss Cameron's Assistant

Hank Worden photo

Hank Worden

Pool Room Attendant

Chris Alcaide photo

Chris Alcaide

Man in Boardroom #1

Ross Thomas photo

Ross Thomas

Man in Boardroom #6

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