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6.3Chinatown, 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.
Released: 1982-06-0998 minDir: Wim WendersDrama, Thriller
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Cast
- 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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- chinatown
- historical figure
- femme fatale
- neo-noir
- 1920s
- crime fiction writer
- semi-fiction
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Screenwriter
- Joe Gores
- Cast member
- Kinji Shibuya
- Composer
- John Barry
- Producer
- Fred Roos
- Production company
- American Zoetrope
- Cinematographer
- Philip H. Lathrop
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 693539
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- title
- Hammett
- publication date
- 1982-09-17
- production designer
- Dean Tavoularis
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 77%
- capital cost
- 7000000
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