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Hammett

(1982)

June 9, 1982 1h 38m
62%
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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.

Wim Wenders

Director

Top Billed Cast

FF

Frederic Forrest

Hammett

PB

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

MH

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

RK

Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

LL

Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

ECJ

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

DPK

David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

RA

R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

RB

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

JN

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

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