- StatusReleased
- Release Date1982-06-09
- Runtime98 minutes
- TaglineHe created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
- RevenueNot Available
- GenreDrama, Thriller
- Production
CompaniesAmerican Zoetrope - BudgetNot Available
Movie Overview
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.
Casts
Frederic Forrest
Peter Boyle
Marilu Henner
Roy Kinnear
Lydia Lei
Elisha Cook Jr.
David Patrick Kelly
R.G. Armstrong
Richard Bradford
Jack Nance
Michael Chow
Sylvia Sidney
Royal Dano
Samuel Fuller
Lloyd Kino
Fox Harris
Lisa Lu
Hank Worden
Chris Alcaide
Ross Thomas
