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Hammett (1982)

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

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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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Cast

  • 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 Michael Chow Fong Wei Tau
  • Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney Donaldina Cameron
  • Elmer Kline Doc Fallon
  • Royal Dano Royal Dano Pops
  • Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller Old Man in Pool Hall
  • Lloyd Kino Lloyd Kino Barber
  • Fox Harris Fox Harris Frank the News Vendor
  • Rose Wong Chinese Laundress

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