Hammett (1982)

Drama • Thriller • 1ч 38м

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.

TMDB rating: 6.3 (77)

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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

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

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Elmer Kline

Doc Fallon

Royal Dano

Pops

Samuel Fuller

Old Man in Pool Hall

Lloyd Kino

Barber

Fox Harris

Frank the News Vendor

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Rose Wong

Chinese Laundress

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Liz Roberson

Lady in the Library

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Jean-François Ferreol

French Sailor

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Alison Hong

Young Chinese Girl

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Patricia Kong

Chinese Girl in Fong's

Lisa Lu

Miss Cameron's Assistant

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Andrew Winner

Bank Guard

Crew

Wim Wenders

Director

April Ferry

Costumer

Marc Laub

Editor

Randy Roberts

Editor

Richard Bryce Goodman

Sound Mixer

Bob Johnston

Sound Editor

Fred Roos

Producer

George R. Nelson

Set Decoration

Randy Kelley

Sound Editor

Ronald Colby

Producer

Wylie Stateman

Sound Editor

Ruth Morley

Costume Design

Kathryn Blondell

Hairstylist

Dennis O'Flaherty

Screenplay

Robert Q. Lovett

Editor

Mary Keats

Hairstylist

Ross Thomas

Screenplay

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Janice Hampton

Editor

Dean Tavoularis

Production Design

Jeff Angell

Makeup Artist

Thomas Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Don Guest

Producer

John Duffy

Sound Editor

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