Hammett
65 reviews
Drama/Thriller
1h 38m
1982
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...
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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.
- DirectorWim Wenders
- Release9 June 1982
- Genre
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate65 reviews
- Productions
American Zoetrope
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

Royal Dano
Pops

Samuel Fuller
Old Man in Pool Hall

Lloyd Kino
Barber

Fox Harris
Frank the News Vendor

Lisa Lu
Miss Cameron's Assistant

Hank Worden
Pool Room Attendant

Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #1

Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom #6
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