Hammett

Name: Hammett
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1982
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.2

1982 · 98 min

Drama · Thriller

★ 6.2

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Wim Wenders
Screenplay Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay Ross Thomas
Director of Photography Joseph F. Biroc

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

Crew

Director — Wim Wenders
Screenplay — Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay — Ross Thomas
Director of Photography — Joseph F. Biroc

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