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63% Critic Match
Hammett
“He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.”
6.3 / 10• 1982• 1h 38m•PG• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
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 & Crew
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Lead
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
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wim Wenders's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hammett is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
