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Hammett

Name: Hammett
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1982-06-09
Duration: 1 h 38 min

1982 · 1h 38m · PG · English · United States of America

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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Director: Wim Wenders
Writers: Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Release date: June 9, 1982
Runtime: 1h 38m
Original language: English
Production countries: United States of America
Production companies: American Zoetrope
Certification: PG
Budget: —
Revenue: —

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Keywords

based on novel or booksan francisco, californiachinatownhistorical figurefemme fataleneo-noir1920scrime fiction writersemi-fiction

Cast

Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear

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Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.

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David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong

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Richard Bradford

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Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

Elmer Kline

Doc Fallon

Royal Dano

Pops

Samuel Fuller

Old Man in Pool Hall

Lloyd Kino

Barber

Fox Harris

Frank the News Vendor

Rose Wong

Chinese Laundress

Liz Roberson

Lady in the Library

Jean-François Ferreol

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Alison Hong

Young Chinese Girl

Patricia Kong

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Lisa Lu

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Andrew Winner

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Kenji Shibuya

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