Hammett
“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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Cast
37 people
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Falling Down
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Known for
Taxi
Titanic
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Known for
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
Known for
Doctor Detroit
Vice Squad
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
Known for
Salem's Lot
Rosemary's Baby
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
Known for
Twin Peaks
The Warriors
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
Known for
Predator
Children of the Corn
Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
Known for
The Untouchables
Internal Affairs
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
Known for
Twin Peaks
Eraserhead
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau
Known for
Rush Hour
You Only Live Twice
Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron
Known for
Beetlejuice
Sabotage
Wim Wenders Director · Ross Thomas Screenplay Dennis O'Flaherty Screenplay
United States release September 17, 1982 · Produced in United States · Languages Cantonese, English
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
Zoetrope Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · English
Release dates
France · May 22, 1982
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 17, 1982
Limited theatrical
Argentina
October 14, 1982 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 1982 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
April 22, 1983 · Theatrical
Finland
October 4, 1985 · Theatrical
France
June 9, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
January 13, 1983 · Theatrical
Italy
July 20, 1982 · Premiere · Mystfest
November 11, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
December 14, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 19, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 9, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 29, 1983 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 1, 1982 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 13, 1987 · Theatrical
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