Hammett (1982)

Name: Hammett
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1982-06-09
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Lydia Lei

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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Released 1982-06-09 · 98 min · Drama, Thriller

Directed by Wim Wenders

Cast

Frederic Forrest as Hammett
Peter Boyle as Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear as English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei as Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr. as Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly as The Punk
R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford as Detective Bradford
Jack Nance as Gary Salt
Michael Chow as Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron
Elmer Kline as Doc Fallon
Royal Dano as Pops
Samuel Fuller as Old Man in Pool Hall