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

Release Date: 9 Jun 1982

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: American Zoetrope

Production Companies: American Zoetrope

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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Average Vote: 6.192 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Hammett: Frederic Forrest
  • Jimmy Ryan: Peter Boyle
  • Kit Conger / Sue Alabama: Marilu Henner
  • English Eddie Hagedorn: Roy Kinnear
  • Crystal Ling: Lydia Lei
  • Eli the Taxi Driver: Elisha Cook Jr.
  • The Punk: David Patrick Kelly
  • Lt. O'Mara: R.G. Armstrong
  • Detective Bradford: Richard Bradford
  • Gary Salt: Jack Nance
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