Hammett (1982)
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.
Drama, Thriller
Cast
- Frederic Forrest — Hammett
- 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
- Richard Bradford — Detective Bradford
- Jack Nance — Gary Salt
- Michael Chow — Fong Wei Tau
- Sylvia Sidney — Donaldina Cameron
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