Hammett (1982)
"He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it."

Title: Hammett
Original Title: Hammett
Release Date: 1982-06-09
Status: Released
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 65 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Production Companies: American Zoetrope
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.
Cast

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