Hammett

1982 "He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it."

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Hammett

6.4 | 1h38m | PG | en | Drama

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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6.4 | 1h38m | PG | en | Drama , Thriller

Synopsis

Cast

Frederic Forrest , Peter Boyle , Marilu Henner

Director

Angelo P. Graham

Producted By

American Zoetrope ,

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Cast

Frederic Forrest

as Hammett

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Peter Boyle

as Jimmy Ryan

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Marilu Henner

as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

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