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Hammett (1982)

Average Score: 6.225 (rated by 69 viewers)

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.

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Additional info

CastReview
  • Frederic Forrest

    Hammett

  • Peter Boyle

    Jimmy Ryan

  • Marilu Henner

    Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

  • Roy Kinnear

    English Eddie Hagedorn

  • Lydia Lei

    Crystal Ling

  • Elisha Cook Jr.

    Eli the Taxi Driver

  • David Patrick Kelly

    The Punk

  • R.G. Armstrong

    Lt. O'Mara

  • Richard Bradford

    Detective Bradford

  • Jack Nance

    Gary Salt

  • Michael Chow

    Fong Wei Tau

  • Sylvia Sidney

    Donaldina Cameron

  • Elmer Kline

    Doc Fallon

  • Royal Dano

    Pops

  • Samuel Fuller

    Old Man in Pool Hall

  • Lloyd Kino

    Barber

  • Fox Harris

    Frank the News Vendor

  • Rose Wong

    Chinese Laundress

  • Liz Roberson

    Lady in the Library

  • Jean-François Ferreol

    French Sailor

  • Alison Hong

    Young Chinese Girl

  • Patricia Kong

    Chinese Girl in Fong's

  • Lisa Lu

    Miss Cameron's Assistant

  • Andrew Winner

    Bank Guard

  • Kenji Shibuya

    Chinese Bouncer

  • James Quinn

    Fong's Guard

  • Mark Anger

    Bartender in Cookies' Bar

  • James Devney

    Police Projectionist

  • Hank Worden

    Pool Room Attendant

  • Christopher Day

    Neighborhood Kid #1

  • Ciceley Rush

    Neighborhood Kid #2

  • Chris Alcaide

    Man in Boardroom #1

  • Ben Breslauer

    Man in Boardroom #2

  • James Brodhead

    Man in Boardroom #3

  • John Hamilton

    Man in Boardroom #4

  • John T. Spiotta

    Man in Boardroom #5

  • Ross Thomas

    Man in Boardroom #6