Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
19821h 38m
- Drama
- Thriller
TMDB rating 6.2TMDB81 votes
Overview
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.
- Directed by
- Wim Wenders
- Written by
- Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
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Cast
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Production companies
- American Zoetrope
