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Hammett

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

6.2 average rating
6.2
Cantonese / 98 MIN. / 1982

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Frederic ForrestPeter BoyleMarilu HennerRoy KinnearLydia LeiElisha Cook Jr.David Patrick KellyR.G. ArmstrongRichard BradfordJack NanceMichael ChowSylvia SidneyElmer KlineRoyal DanoSamuel FullerLloyd KinoFox HarrisRose WongLiz RobersonJean-François FerreolAlison HongPatricia KongLisa LuAndrew WinnerKenji ShibuyaJames QuinnMark AngerJames DevneyHank WordenChristopher DayCiceley RushChris AlcaideBen BreslauerJames BrodheadJohn HamiltonJohn T. SpiottaRoss Thomas

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