Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
1982 1h 38m 6.2Movie
DramaThriller
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
Frederic ForrestPeter BoyleMarilu HennerRoy KinnearLydia LeiElisha Cook Jr.David Patrick KellyR.G. ArmstrongRichard BradfordJack NanceMichael ChowSylvia Sidney
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