Hammett
1982 · 1h 38m · Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated PG (US)
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.
Directed by
Wim WendersBased on the novel by
Joe Gores6.1Smart score
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1920sbased on novel or bookchinatowncrime fiction writerfemme fatalehistorical figureneo-noirsan francisco, californiasemi-fiction
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