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Hammett

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.
1982
98 min
6.2
Drama / Thriller
Genres
Drama / Thriller
Runtime
98 min
Year
1982
Director
Wim Wenders
Writers
Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas, Joe Gores
Studio
American Zoetrope

Top Billed 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

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