Hammett
"He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it."
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Frederic Forrest , Peter Boyle , Marilu Henner , Roy Kinnear , Lydia Lei , Elisha Cook Jr. , David Patrick Kelly , R.G. Armstrong
- Director: Wim Wenders
- Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
