

Hammett
1982 • 1h 38m • Drama, Thriller
75%Rotten Tomatoes
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
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.
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writers
- Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
- Status
- Released
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