He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
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.
Director: Wim Wenders
Screenplay: Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Producer: Ronald Colby, Fred Roos, Don Guest
Director of Photography: Joseph F. Biroc
"Hammett" (1982) Trailer