Hammett

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

Duration: 98 min

Release date: 1982-06-09

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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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Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

as English Eddie Hagedorn

as Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

as Detective Bradford

as Fong Wei Tau

as Donaldina Cameron

as Old Man in Pool Hall

as Frank the News Vendor

as Chinese Laundress

as Lady in the Library

Jean-François Ferreol

Jean-François Ferreol

as French Sailor

as Young Chinese Girl

as Chinese Girl in Fong's

as Miss Cameron's Assistant

as Chinese Bouncer

as Fong's Guard

as Bartender in Cookies' Bar

as Police Projectionist

as Pool Room Attendant

Christopher Day

Christopher Day

as Neighborhood Kid #1

as Neighborhood Kid #2

as Man in Boardroom #1

as Man in Boardroom #2

as Man in Boardroom #3

as Man in Boardroom #4

John T. Spiotta

John T. Spiotta

as Man in Boardroom #5

as Man in Boardroom #6

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Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Second Unit Director

Richard Bryce Goodman

Richard Bryce Goodman

George R. Nelson

George R. Nelson

Kathryn Blondell

Kathryn Blondell

Dennis O'Flaherty

Dennis O'Flaherty

Robert Q. Lovett

Robert Q. Lovett

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive Producer

Dean Tavoularis

Dean Tavoularis

Production Design

Joseph F. Biroc

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography

Angelo P. Graham

Angelo P. Graham

Supervising Sound Editor

Donald O. Mitchell

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert Huddleston

Robert Huddleston

Unit Production Manager

First Assistant Director

Still Photographer

Janet Hirshenson

Janet Hirshenson

Associate Producer

Robert C. Goldstein

Robert C. Goldstein

First Assistant Director

Stunt Coordinator

Pete G. Papanickolas

Pete G. Papanickolas

Second Assistant Director

Philip H. Lathrop

Philip H. Lathrop

Additional Photography

Chris McLaughlin

Chris McLaughlin

Special Effects

Alex Tavoularis

Alex Tavoularis

Graphic Designer

Second Assistant Director

Jill Demby Guest

Jill Demby Guest

Dialogue Editor

Camera Operator

Robert Woodside

Robert Woodside

Barbara Johnson

Barbara Johnson

Douglas E. Madison

Douglas E. Madison

Property Master

Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio

Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio

Production Coordinator

Dialogue Editor

Script Supervisor

Unit Production Manager

Still Photographer

Supervising Editor

James J. Murakami

James J. Murakami

Graphic Designer

Property Master

Special Effects

Robert Q. Lovett

Robert Q. Lovett

Frederic J. Smith

Frederic J. Smith

Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Original Music Composer

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