Hammett (1982)

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

6.2 June 9, 1982 1h 38m Released
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.

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Cast

  • 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

  • Michael Chow

    Michael Chow

    Fong Wei Tau

  • Sylvia Sidney

    Sylvia Sidney

    Donaldina Cameron

  • Elmer Kline

    Elmer Kline

    Doc Fallon

  • Royal Dano

    Royal Dano

    Pops

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