Hammett

1982·98'

Wim Wenders

DramaThriller

English

Letterboxd TMDB #28307

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.

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

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