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Hammett

Wim Wenders

1982 • 1h 38m

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 ...

Hammett

"Hammett" (1982) Trailer

Cast

Frederic Forrest

Frederic ForrestHammett

Peter Boyle

Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner

Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear

Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei

Lydia LeiCrystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick KellyThe Punk

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford

Richard BradfordDetective Bradford

Jack Nance

Jack NanceGary Salt

Michael Chow

Michael ChowFong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia SidneyDonaldina Cameron

Elmer KlineDoc Fallon

Royal Dano

Samuel Fuller

Samuel FullerOld Man in Pool Hall

Crew

Wim Wenders

Wim WendersDirector

April Ferry

April FerryCostumer

Ross Thomas

Ross ThomasScreenplay

Fred Roos

Fred RoosProducer

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford CoppolaExecutive Producer

Joseph F. Biroc

Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography

Robert Q. Lovett

Robert Q. LovettEditor

Leon Ericksen

Leon EricksenArt Direction

Wylie Stateman

Wylie StatemanSound Editor

John Barry

John BarryOriginal Music Composer

David Valdes

David ValdesSecond Assistant Director

Dan Attias

Dan AttiasSecond Assistant Director

Philip H. Lathrop

Philip H. LathropAdditional Photography

Dennis Gassner

Dennis GassnerGraphic Designer

Pete G. Papanickolas

Pete G. PapanickolasKey Grip

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