Hammett

Hammett

1982
1h 38m
6.2

6.2/10

74 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Thriller

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

Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Cantonese English

Keywords

based on novel or book san francisco, california chinatown historical figure femme fatale neo-noir 1920s crime fiction writer semi-fiction

Quick Facts

Release Date June 9, 1982
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0085640

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

Key Crew

Wim Wenders
Director
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
Ronald Colby
Producer
Don Guest
Producer
Fred Roos
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer