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Hammett

9 Jun 1982 1h 38min PG 6.2/10 (82) EN

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

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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Director
Wim Wenders
Screenplay
Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Novel
Joe Gores
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Editing
Janice Hampton, Marc Laub, Robert Q. Lovett
Producer
Ronald Colby, Don Guest, Fred Roos
Countries
United States

Cast

Frederic Forrest Hammett
Peter Boyle Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr. Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly The Punk
R.G. Armstrong Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford Detective Bradford
Jack Nance Gary Salt
Michael Chow Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney Donaldina Cameron
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Elmer Kline Doc Fallon
Royal Dano Pops
Samuel Fuller Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino Barber
Fox Harris Frank the News Vendor
R
Rose Wong Chinese Laundress
L
Liz Roberson Lady in the Library
J
Jean-François Ferreol French Sailor

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