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Hammett

1982, drama, suspense

98 minutes

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

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner

Marilu Henner

Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei

Lydia Lei

Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Eli the Taxi Driver

R. G. Armstrong

R. G. Armstrong

Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Detective Bradford

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Gary Salt

Michael Chow

Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Donaldina Cameron

Elmer Kline

Doc Fallon

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Pops

Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

Old Man in Pool Hall

Lloyd Kino

Lloyd Kino

Barber

Fox Harris

Frank the News Vendor

Rose Wong

Chinese Laundress

Liz Roberson

Lady in the Library

Jean-François Ferreol

French Sailor

Alison Hong

Young Chinese Girl

Patricia Kong

Chinese Girl in Fong's

Lisa Lu

Lisa Lu

Miss Cameron's Assistant

Andrew Winner

Bank Guard

Kenji Shibuya

Chinese Bouncer

James Quinn

Fong's Guard

Mark Anger

Bartender in Cookies' Bar

James Devney

Police Projectionist

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Pool Room Attendant

Christopher Day

Neighborhood Kid #1

Ciceley Rush

Neighborhood Kid #2

Chris Alcaide

Chris Alcaide

Man in Boardroom #1

Ben Breslauer

Man in Boardroom #2

James Brodhead

Man in Boardroom #3

John Hamilton

Man in Boardroom #4

John T. Spiotta

Man in Boardroom #5

Ross Thomas

Ross Thomas

Man in Boardroom #6

Crew

Art

Angelo P. Graham

Art direction

Leon Ericksen

Art direction

Dean Tavoularis

Dean Tavoularis

Production design

Douglas E. Madison

Property master

Tom Shaw Jr.

Property master

George R. Nelson

Set decoration

Steven Potter

Set decoration

James J. Murakami

Set designer

Robert C. Goldstein

Set designer

Camera

Frederic J. Smith

Camera operator

Bill Johnson

Camera operator

Jackie Harris

Still photographer

Morgan Renard

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Ruth Morley

Costume design

Mary Keats

Hairstylist

Kathryn Blondell

Hairstylist

Thomas Tuttle

Makeup artist

Jeff Angell

Makeup artist

Crew

Terry Leonard

Terry Leonard

Stunt coordinator

Directing

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Director

Arne Schmidt

First assistant director

Ronald Colby

First assistant director

Lloyd Nelson

Lloyd Nelson

Script supervisor

Joanie Blum

Script supervisor

David Valdes

Second assistant director

Daniel Attias

Second assistant director

Editing

Marc Laub

Editor

Randy Roberts

Editor

Lighting

Production

Mona Skager

Associate producer

Jane Jenkins

Jane Jenkins

Casting

Barbara Johnson

Casting

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive producer

Fred Roos

Fred Roos

Producer

Don Guest

Producer

Ronald Colby

Producer, unit production manager

Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio

Production coordinator

Robert Huddleston

Unit production manager

Sound

Chris McLaughlin

Boom operator

Darcy Vebber

Boom operator

Vince Melandri

Dialogue editor

Jill Demby

Dialogue editor

Robert Q. Lovett

Music editor

John Barry

John Barry

Original music composer

Donald O. Mitchell

Sound re-recording mixer

Andrew London

Supervising sound editor

Writing

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