

Hammett
1982 · Movie · 1h 38m · PG
DramaThriller
"He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
61/100
Key crew
- Wim WendersDirector
- Dennis O'FlahertyScreenplay
- Ross ThomasScreenplay
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Frederic ForrestHammett
- Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan
- Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama
- Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn
- Lydia LeiCrystal Ling
- Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver
- David Patrick KellyThe Punk
- R.G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara
- Richard BradfordDetective Bradford
- Jack NanceGary Salt
- Michael ChowFong Wei Tau
- Sylvia SidneyDonaldina Cameron
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booksan francisco, californiachinatownhistorical figurefemme fataleneo-noir1920scrime fiction writersemi-fiction























