1982
6.2 (65 votes)
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Hammett
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.
Key Crew
Director: Wim Wenders
Screenplay: Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Producer: Ronald Colby, Don Guest, Fred Roos
Director of Photography: Joseph F. Biroc
Top Cast
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
Videos
"Hammett" (1982) Trailer
