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Hammett

directed by Wim Wenders

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

19821h 38m★ 6.2
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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.

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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

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Director

Wim Wenders

Language

EN

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