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Hammett (1982)

Jun 9, 1982 · 1h 38m

6.2/10 TMDB user score
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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.

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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  • Frederic Forrest Frederic Forrest Hammett
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  • David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly The Punk
  • R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong Lt. O'Mara
  • Richard Bradford Richard Bradford Detective Bradford
  • Jack Nance Jack Nance Gary Salt
  • Michael Chow Michael Chow Fong Wei Tau
  • Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney Donaldina Cameron
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