HE CREATED "THE MALTESE FALCON," "SAM SPADE" AND "THE THIN MAN." BUT HE DIDN'T WRITE THIS MYSTERY THRILLER...HE LIVED IT.
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.
Ratings
3.5
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
Elmer Kline
Doc Fallon
Royal Dano
Pops
Samuel Fuller
Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
Barber
Fox Harris
Frank the News Vendor
Rose Wong
Chinese Laundress
Liz Roberson
Lady in the Library
Jean-François Ferreol
French Sailor
Alison Hong
Young Chinese Girl
Patricia Kong
Chinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa Lu
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew Winner
Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
Pool Room Attendant
Christopher Day
Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #1
Ben Breslauer
Man in Boardroom #2
James Brodhead
Man in Boardroom #3
John Hamilton
Man in Boardroom #4
John T. Spiotta
Man in Boardroom #5
Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom #6
Crew
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Release Date
1982-06-09
Runtime
98 min
Original Language
English
Languages
Cantonese
English
Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama
Thriller