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

Hammett

6.219821h 38mPG
DramaThriller

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.

Directed by Wim Wenders

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CAST

The people behind the story

Frederic Forrest
Frederic ForrestHammett
Peter Boyle
Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
Lydia LeiCrystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
David Patrick KellyThe Punk
R.G. Armstrong
R.G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara

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