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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.

6.219821h 38mReleased80 votes

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.

Director:
Wim Wenders
Country:
United States
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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

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    Rose Wong

    Chinese Laundress

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