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Hammett

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.

1982 |1h 38m |  Drama, Thriller

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Cast

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Frederic Forrest

Hammett

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Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

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Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

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Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

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Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

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Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

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David Patrick Kelly

The Punk

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R.G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

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Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

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Jack Nance

Gary Salt

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Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

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Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

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Royal Dano

Pops

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Lloyd Kino

Barber

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Lisa Lu

Miss Cameron's Assistant

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Hank Worden

Pool Room Attendant

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Chris Alcaide

Man in Boardroom #1

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Status

Released

Language

Cantonese, English

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