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Feature film — 1982

Hammett (1982)

6.21h 38mDrama — Thriller

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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A high-signal pick with 82 votes.

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Director: Wim Wenders

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Cast & crew

Frederic Forrest as Hammett

Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle as Jimmy Ryan

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear as English Eddie Hagedorn

Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei as Crystal Ling

Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr. as Eli the Taxi Driver

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly as The Punk

David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara

R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford as Detective Bradford

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance as Gary Salt

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow as Fong Wei Tau

Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron

Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

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