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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.

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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.

Cast

Frederic Forrest poster

Frederic Forrest

Hammett

Peter Boyle poster

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner poster

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear poster

Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei poster

Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr. poster

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly poster

David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

R.G. Armstrong poster

R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford poster

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance poster

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow poster

Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney poster

Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

Elmer Kline poster

Elmer Kline

Doc Fallon

Royal Dano poster

Royal Dano

Pops

Samuel Fuller poster

Samuel Fuller

Old Man in Pool Hall