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Hammett (1982)

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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Wim Wenders profile
Wim Wenders

Director

Dennis O'Flaherty profile
Dennis O'Flaherty

Screenplay

Cast

Frederic Forrest profile
Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle profile
Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner profile
Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear profile
Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei profile
Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr. profile
Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly profile
David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong profile
R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford profile
Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance profile
Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow profile
Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney profile
Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

Frederic Forrest profile
Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle profile
Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner profile
Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear profile
Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei profile
Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr. profile
Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly profile
David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong profile
R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford profile
Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance profile
Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow profile
Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney profile
Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

Extra

Release Date

June 9, 1982

Original Language

Cantonese, English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

American Zoetrope logo

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