Movie

Hammett

13 1982 1 h 38 min
62%
Audience score82 votes on TMDB

“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
Screenplay
Ross Thomas
Novela
Joe Gores
Status
Released
Release date
09/06/1982
Original language
English

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