Hammett

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

Categories: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1982-06-09
Run time: 98 minute / 1:38
Director: Wim Wenders
Writers: Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas.
Production Company : American Zoetrope
Production Country: United States of America

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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
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
Rose Wong
as Chinese Laundress
Liz Roberson
as Lady in the Library
Jean-François Ferreol
as French Sailor
Alison Hong
as Young Chinese Girl
Patricia Kong
as Chinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa Lu
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew Winner
as Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
as Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
as Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
as Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
as Pool Room Attendant
Christopher Day
as Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
as Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
as Man in Boardroom #1
Ben Breslauer
as Man in Boardroom #2
James Brodhead
as Man in Boardroom #3
John Hamilton
as Man in Boardroom #4
John T. Spiotta
as Man in Boardroom #5
Ross Thomas
as Man in Boardroom #6
Directing
Wim Wenders Director

Costume & Make-Up
April Ferry Costumer

Writing
Dennis O'Flaherty Screenplay
Ross Thomas Screenplay

Production
Ronald Colby Producer
Don Guest Producer
Fred Roos Producer
Francis Ford Coppola Executive Producer

Camera
Joseph F. Biroc Director of Photography

Editing
Janice Hampton Editor
Marc Laub Editor
Robert Q. Lovett Editor
Randy Roberts Editor

Art
Dean Tavoularis Production Design
Leon Ericksen Art Direction
Angelo P. Graham Art Direction
George R. Nelson Set Decoration
Steven Potter Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up
Ruth Morley Costume Design
Jeff Angell Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle Makeup Artist
Kathryn Blondell Hairstylist
Mary Keats Hairstylist

Sound
John Duffy Sound Editor
Richard Bryce Goodman Sound Mixer
Bob Johnston Sound Editor
Randy Kelley Sound Editor
Andrew London Supervising Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wylie Stateman Sound Editor
James E. Webb Sound Editor

Writing
Joe Gores Novel

Sound
John Barry Original Music Composer

Production
Ronald Colby Unit Production Manager
Robert Huddleston Unit Production Manager

Directing
Ronald Colby First Assistant Director
Arne Schmidt First Assistant Director
David Valdes Second Assistant Director
Dan Attias Second Assistant Director

Camera
Philip H. Lathrop Additional Photography

Art
Gary Fettis Leadman
James J. Murakami Set Designer
Robert C. Goldstein Set Designer
Alex Tavoularis Graphic Designer
Dennis Gassner Graphic Designer

Sound
James E. Webb Sound Mixer
Chris McLaughlin Boom Operator
Darcy Vebber Boom Operator
Vince Melandri Dialogue Editor
Jill Demby Guest Dialogue Editor
Robert Q. Lovett Music Editor

Camera
Jack Harris Still Photographer
Morgan Renard Still Photographer
Bill Johnson Camera Operator
Frederic J. Smith Camera Operator
Carl Manoogian Key Grip
Pete G. Papanickolas Key Grip

Lighting
Robert Woodside Gaffer
Larry Gilhooly Gaffer

Directing
Joanie Blum Script Supervisor
Lloyd Nelson Script Supervisor

Production
Janet Hirshenson Casting
Jane Jenkins Casting
Barbara Johnson Casting

Art
Tom Shaw Jr. Property Master
Douglas E. Madison Property Master

Production
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio Production Coordinator

Crew
Howard Jensen Special Effects
Joe Lombardi Special Effects
Terry Leonard Stunt Coordinator

Production
Mona Skager Associate Producer

Editing
Barry Malkin Supervising Editor

Writing
Thomas Pope Adaptation





















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