Hammett1982
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
Director
Screenplay
Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Actors
Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Lydia Lei, Elisha Cook Jr., David Patrick Kelly, R. G. Armstrong, Richard Bradford, Jack Nance, Sylvia Sidney, Royal Dano, Samuel Fuller, Fox Harris, Lisa Lu, Hank Worden
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 98 Minutes
Genres
FSK
12
About the film
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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That grants legendary status. Bravo!
Ratings
6.2tmdb
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