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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.

  • Movie
  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 38m

Directed by Wim Wenders

6.2

TMDB audience rating
6.2 out of 10 from 82 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Frederic Forrest

    Frederic ForrestHammett

  • Peter Boyle

    Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan

  • Marilu Henner

    Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama

  • Roy Kinnear

    Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn

  • Lydia Lei

    Lydia LeiCrystal Ling

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver

  • David Patrick Kelly

    David Patrick KellyThe Punk

  • R.G. Armstrong

    R.G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara

  • Richard Bradford

    Richard BradfordDetective Bradford

  • Jack Nance

    Jack NanceGary Salt

  • Michael Chow

    Michael ChowFong Wei Tau

  • Sylvia Sidney

    Sylvia SidneyDonaldina Cameron

  • Elmer KlineDoc Fallon

  • Royal Dano

    Royal DanoPops

  • Samuel Fuller

    Samuel FullerOld Man in Pool Hall

  • Lloyd Kino

    Lloyd KinoBarber

  • Fox Harris

    Fox HarrisFrank the News Vendor

  • Rose WongChinese Laundress

Director
Wim Wenders
Writer
Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas and Joe Gores
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc