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

Hammett

6.2 / 10 6.2 1982 1h 38mPG

DramaThriller

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

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

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