Hammett
1982·Movie·
·1h 38min
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About
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.
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No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Wim Wenders, Francis Ford Coppola, Joseph F. Biroc
Produced by:
Ronald Colby, Don Guest, Fred Roos
Composed by:
John Barry
