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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.

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Hammett — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • June 9, 1982
  • Runtime
  • 98 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Thriller
  • Director
  • Wim Wenders

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Hammett — Cast

Frederic Forrest photo Frederic Forrest Hammett Peter Boyle photo Peter Boyle Jimmy Ryan Marilu Henner photo Marilu Henner Kit Conger / Sue Alabama Roy Kinnear photo Roy Kinnear English Eddie Hagedorn Lydia Lei photo Lydia Lei Crystal Ling Elisha Cook Jr. photo Elisha Cook Jr. Eli the Taxi Driver David Patrick Kelly photo David Patrick Kelly The Punk R.G. Armstrong photo R.G. Armstrong Lt. O'Mara

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