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Hammett

Hammett

6.2 (81) ·1982 ·98 min ·Movie
Drama Thriller

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.

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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

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