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Dash and Lilly

8.719991h 40mMovieDramaTV Movie

Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, but deeply in love, the two engaged in many affairs and battled alcoholism.

DirectorKathy Bates
WriterJerrold L. Ludwig
ProducersCraig McNeil·Jerrold L. Ludwig

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Cast · Directed by Kathy Bates

SSSam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Dashiell Hammett
JDJudy Davis
Judy Davis
Lillian Hellman
DPDavid Paymer
David Paymer
Arthur Kober
LLLaurence Luckinbill
Laurence Luckinbill
Joseph Rauh
ŽIŽeljko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek
Mel Berman
BNBebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth
Dorothy Parker
AF
Alex Fallis
Bing Crosby
SMStephanie Morgenstern
Stephanie Morgenstern
Studio Secretary
BM
Bill Martin
Croupier
BFBarry Flatman
Barry Flatman
Man on Train
TP
Toby Proctor
Delivery Boy
MSMaria Syrgiannis
Maria Syrgiannis
Girl with Hammett

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Dash and Lilly hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 19, 1999. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.