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Hammett

1982

1h 38m

6.20

Drama, Thriller

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

Royal Dano

Pops

Samuel Fuller

Old Man in Pool Hall

Lloyd Kino

Barber

Fox Harris

Frank the News Vendor

Lisa Lu

Miss Cameron's Assistant

Hank Worden

Pool Room Attendant

Chris Alcaide

Man in Boardroom #1

Ross Thomas

Man in Boardroom #6

Elmer Kline

Doc Fallon

Rose Wong

Chinese Laundress

Liz Roberson

Lady in the Library

Jean-François Ferreol

French Sailor

Alison Hong

Young Chinese Girl

Patricia Kong

Chinese Girl in Fong's

Andrew Winner

Bank Guard

Kenji Shibuya

Chinese Bouncer

James Quinn

Fong's Guard

Mark Anger

Bartender in Cookies' Bar

James Devney

Police Projectionist

Christopher Day

Neighborhood Kid #1

Ciceley Rush

Neighborhood Kid #2

Ben Breslauer

Man in Boardroom #2

James Brodhead

Man in Boardroom #3

John Hamilton

Man in Boardroom #4

John T. Spiotta

Man in Boardroom #5

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