Hammett
(1982)

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

Released: 1982-06-09

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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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Marilu Henner

as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

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Roy Kinnear

as English Eddie Hagedorn

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Lydia Lei

as Crystal Ling

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Elisha Cook Jr.

as Eli the Taxi Driver

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Richard Bradford

as Detective Bradford

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Jack Nance

as Gary Salt

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Michael Chow

as Fong Wei Tau

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Sylvia Sidney

as Donaldina Cameron

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Samuel Fuller

as Old Man in Pool Hall

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Fox Harris

as Frank the News Vendor

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Rose Wong

as Chinese Laundress

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Liz Roberson

as Lady in the Library

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