Hammett (1982)

ALL 06/09/1982 (en) Drama, Thriller 98 Min
  • Release
    06/09/1982
  • Production
    American Zoetrope
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    Hammett
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Wim Wenders

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Frederic Forrest

    Hammett

  2. Peter Boyle

    Jimmy Ryan

  3. Marilu Henner

    Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

  4. Roy Kinnear

    English Eddie Hagedorn

  5. Lydia Lei

    Crystal Ling

  6. Elisha Cook Jr.

    Eli the Taxi Driver

  7. David Patrick Kelly

    The Punk

  8. R. G. Armstrong

    Lt. O'Mara

  9. Richard Bradford

    Detective Bradford

  10. Jack Nance

    Gary Salt

  11. Michael Chow

    Fong Wei Tau

  12. Sylvia Sidney

    Donaldina Cameron

  13. Elmer Kline

    Doc Fallon

  14. Royal Dano

    Pops

  15. Samuel Fuller

    Old Man in Pool Hall

  16. Lloyd Kino

    Barber

  17. Fox Harris

    Frank the News Vendor

  18. Rose Wong

    Chinese Laundress

  19. Liz Roberson

    Lady in the Library

  20. Jean-François Ferreol

    French Sailor

  21. Alison Hong

    Young Chinese Girl

  22. Patricia Kong

    Chinese Girl in Fong's

  23. Lisa Lu

    Miss Cameron's Assistant

  24. Andrew Winner

    Bank Guard

  25. Kenji Shibuya

    Chinese Bouncer

  26. James Quinn

    Fong's Guard

  27. Mark Anger

    Bartender in Cookies' Bar

  28. James Devney

    Police Projectionist

  29. Hank Worden

    Pool Room Attendant

  30. Christopher Day

    Neighborhood Kid #1

  31. Ciceley Rush

    Neighborhood Kid #2

  32. Chris Alcaide

    Man in Boardroom #1

  33. Ben Breslauer

    Man in Boardroom #2

  34. James Brodhead

    Man in Boardroom #3

  35. John Hamilton

    Man in Boardroom #4

  36. John T. Spiotta

    Man in Boardroom #5

  37. Ross Thomas

    Man in Boardroom #6

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 37 , Crews : 73

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Hammett (1982) 98 Min

ALL 06/09/1982 (en)
Drama, Thriller
  • Release 06/09/1982
  • Production
    American Zoetrope
  • Original title Hammett
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Wim Wenders

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Janice Hampton, Marc Laub, Robert Q. Lovett, Randy Roberts

    Editor

  4. Don Guest, Ronald Colby, Fred Roos

    Producer