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Hammett

19821h 38m6.2/ 10 · TMDB · 81 votes
DramaThriller

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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Directed by Wim Wenders

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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

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Film details

Released9 Jun 1982
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron