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
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 CameronScreenings in Brussels
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