Hammett
1982/06/09 (US) | 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.
Wim Wenders
Director
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
Lead 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
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- American Zoetrope
Crews
April Ferry
Costumer
Francis Ford Coppola
Second Unit Director
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Ronald Colby
Producer
Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor