Hammett
Wim Wenders1982-06-09
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
6.2
98 min
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.
Cast
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Frederic Forrest | Hammett | Unowned |
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Peter Boyle | Jimmy Ryan | Unowned |
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Marilu Henner | Kit Conger / Sue Alabama | Unowned |
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Roy Kinnear | English Eddie Hagedorn | Unowned |
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Lydia Lei | Crystal Ling | Unowned |
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Elisha Cook Jr. | Eli the Taxi Driver | Unowned |
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David Patrick Kelly | The Punk | Unowned |
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R.G. Armstrong | Lt. O'Mara | Unowned |
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Richard Bradford | Detective Bradford | Unowned |
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Jack Nance | Gary Salt | Unowned |
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Michael Chow | Fong Wei Tau | Unowned |
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Sylvia Sidney | Donaldina Cameron | Unowned |
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Elmer Kline | Doc Fallon | Unowned |
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Royal Dano | Pops | Unowned |
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Samuel Fuller | Old Man in Pool Hall | Unowned |
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Lloyd Kino | Barber | Unowned |
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Fox Harris | Frank the News Vendor | Unowned |
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Rose Wong | Chinese Laundress | Unowned |
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Liz Roberson | Lady in the Library | Unowned |
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Jean-François Ferreol | French Sailor | Unowned |
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Alison Hong | Young Chinese Girl | Unowned |
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Patricia Kong | Chinese Girl in Fong's | Unowned |
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Lisa Lu | Miss Cameron's Assistant | Unowned |
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Andrew Winner | Bank Guard | Unowned |
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Kenji Shibuya | Chinese Bouncer | Unowned |
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James Quinn | Fong's Guard | Unowned |
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Mark Anger | Bartender in Cookies' Bar | Unowned |
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James Devney | Police Projectionist | Unowned |
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Hank Worden | Pool Room Attendant | Unowned |
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Christopher Day | Neighborhood Kid #1 | Unowned |
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Ciceley Rush | Neighborhood Kid #2 | Unowned |
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Chris Alcaide | Man in Boardroom #1 | Unowned |
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Ben Breslauer | Man in Boardroom #2 | Unowned |
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James Brodhead | Man in Boardroom #3 | Unowned |
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John Hamilton | Man in Boardroom #4 | Unowned |
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John T. Spiotta | Man in Boardroom #5 | Unowned |
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Ross Thomas | Man in Boardroom #6 | Unowned |