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Hammett

6.219821h 38mPGMovieDramaThriller

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.

DirectorWim Wenders
WritersDennis O'Flaherty·Ross Thomas
ProducersRonald Colby·Francis Ford Coppola

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Cast · Directed by Wim Wenders

FFFrederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
PBPeter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
MHMarilu Henner
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
RKRoy Kinnear
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
LLLydia Lei
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
EJElisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
DKDavid Patrick Kelly
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
RAR.G. Armstrong
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
RBRichard Bradford
Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
JNJack Nance
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
MCMichael Chow
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau
SSSylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron

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