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Hammett

Hammett1982

★6.298 minDramaThriller

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.

Director

Writer

Dennis O'Flaherty Ross Thomas

Score

Stars

Frederic Forrest Peter Boyle Marilu Henner

Cast37

Frederic Forrest
as Hammett
Peter Boyle
as Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
as English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
as Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
as The Punk
R.G. Armstrong
as Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford
as Detective Bradford
Jack Nance
as Gary Salt
Michael Chow
as Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney
as Donaldina Cameron
E
Elmer Kline
as Doc Fallon
Royal Dano
as Pops
Samuel Fuller
as Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
as Barber
Fox Harris
as Frank the News Vendor
R
Rose Wong
as Chinese Laundress
L
Liz Roberson
as Lady in the Library
J
Jean-François Ferreol
as French Sailor
A
Alison Hong
as Young Chinese Girl
P
Patricia Kong
as Chinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa Lu
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
A
Andrew Winner
as Bank Guard
K
Kenji Shibuya
as Chinese Bouncer
J
James Quinn
as Fong's Guard
M
Mark Anger
as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
J
James Devney
as Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
as Pool Room Attendant
C
Christopher Day
as Neighborhood Kid #1
C
Ciceley Rush
as Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
as Man in Boardroom #1
B
Ben Breslauer
as Man in Boardroom #2
J
James Brodhead
as Man in Boardroom #3
J
John Hamilton
as Man in Boardroom #4
J
John T. Spiotta
as Man in Boardroom #5
Ross Thomas
as Man in Boardroom #6

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