CinemaOSMovie · 1982 · 1h 38m · PG
Hammett

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

62%(81)IMDbDramaThriller

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 byWim Wenders

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
June 9, 1982
Studios
American Zoetrope

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"Hammett" (1982) Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei

Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Creative team
Directed by
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Written by
Dennis O'Flaherty
Ross Thomas
Ross Thomas
Produced by
Ronald Colby
Don Guest

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