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Hammett

Hammett

# He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
Drama   Thriller
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Cantonese , English
📆 Date Released: 1982-06-09
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.1

Beloved Cast

Frederic Forrest original image
Hammett
Frederic Forrest
Peter Boyle original image
Jimmy Ryan
Peter Boyle
Marilu Henner original image
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Marilu Henner
Roy Kinnear original image
English Eddie Hagedorn
Roy Kinnear
Lydia Lei original image
Crystal Ling
Lydia Lei
Elisha Cook Jr. original image
Eli the Taxi Driver
Elisha Cook Jr.
David Patrick Kelly original image
The Punk
David Patrick Kelly
R.G. Armstrong original image
Lt. O'Mara
R.G. Armstrong
Richard Bradford original image
Detective Bradford
Richard Bradford
Jack Nance original image
Gary Salt
Jack Nance
Michael Chow original image
Fong Wei Tau
Michael Chow
Sylvia Sidney original image
Donaldina Cameron
Sylvia Sidney
Elmer Kline original image
Doc Fallon
Elmer Kline
Royal Dano original image
Pops
Royal Dano
Samuel Fuller original image
Old Man in Pool Hall
Samuel Fuller
Lloyd Kino original image
Barber
Lloyd Kino
Fox Harris original image
Frank the News Vendor
Fox Harris
Rose Wong original image
Chinese Laundress
Rose Wong
Liz Roberson original image
Lady in the Library
Liz Roberson
Jean-François Ferreol original image
French Sailor
Jean-François Ferreol
Alison Hong original image
Young Chinese Girl
Alison Hong
Patricia Kong original image
Chinese Girl in Fong's
Patricia Kong
Lisa Lu original image
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Lisa Lu
Andrew Winner original image
Bank Guard
Andrew Winner
Kenji Shibuya original image
Chinese Bouncer
Kenji Shibuya
James Quinn original image
Fong's Guard
James Quinn
Mark Anger original image
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
Mark Anger
James Devney original image
Police Projectionist
James Devney
Hank Worden original image
Pool Room Attendant
Hank Worden
Christopher Day original image
Neighborhood Kid #1
Christopher Day
Ciceley Rush original image
Neighborhood Kid #2
Ciceley Rush
Chris Alcaide original image
Man in Boardroom #1
Chris Alcaide
Ben Breslauer original image
Man in Boardroom #2
Ben Breslauer
James Brodhead original image
Man in Boardroom #3
James Brodhead
John Hamilton original image
Man in Boardroom #4
John Hamilton
John T. Spiotta original image
Man in Boardroom #5
John T. Spiotta
Ross Thomas original image
Man in Boardroom #6
Ross Thomas

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