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Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
6.2(82)19821h 38m
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
- Created by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Writers
- Dennis O'Flaherty,Ross Thomas
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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
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
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Crew
Directing
- Wim WendersDirector
- Ronald ColbyFirst Assistant Director
- Dan AttiasSecond Assistant Director
- Arne SchmidtFirst Assistant Director
- David ValdesSecond Assistant Director
- Joanie BlumScript Supervisor
- Lloyd NelsonScript Supervisor
Writing
- Dennis O'FlahertyScreenplay
- Ross ThomasScreenplay
- Joe GoresNovel
- Thomas PopeAdaptation
Production
- Ronald ColbyProducer
- Francis Ford CoppolaExecutive Producer
- Fred RoosProducer
- Don GuestProducer
- Ronald ColbyUnit Production Manager
- Robert HuddlestonUnit Production Manager
- Barbara JohnsonCasting
- Mona SkagerAssociate Producer
- Janet HirshensonCasting
- Teri Fettis-D'OvidioProduction Coordinator
- Jane JenkinsCasting
Camera
- Joseph F. BirocDirector of Photography
- Philip H. LathropAdditional Photography
- Jack HarrisStill Photographer
- Bill JohnsonCamera Operator
- Carl ManoogianKey Grip
- Morgan RenardStill Photographer
- Frederic J. SmithCamera Operator
- Pete G. PapanickolasKey Grip
Editing
- Randy RobertsEditor
- Marc LaubEditor
- Robert Q. LovettEditor
- Janice HamptonEditor
- Barry MalkinSupervising Editor
Sound
- Andrew LondonSupervising Sound Editor
- Wylie StatemanSound Editor
- Richard Bryce GoodmanSound Mixer
- Bob JohnstonSound Editor
- Randy KelleySound Editor
- Donald O. MitchellSound Re-Recording Mixer
- John DuffySound Editor
- James E. WebbSound Editor
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
- Jill Demby GuestDialogue Editor
- Chris McLaughlinBoom Operator
- Robert Q. LovettMusic Editor
Art
- Angelo P. GrahamArt Direction
- Dean TavoularisProduction Design
- George R. NelsonSet Decoration
- Leon EricksenArt Direction
- Steven PotterSet Decoration
- Alex TavoularisGraphic Designer
- Gary FettisLeadman
- James J. MurakamiSet Designer
- Robert C. GoldsteinSet Designer
- Douglas E. MadisonProperty Master
- Dennis GassnerGraphic Designer
- Tom Shaw Jr.Property Master
Costume & Make-Up
- April FerryCostumer
- Ruth MorleyCostume Design
- Kathryn BlondellHairstylist
- Mary KeatsHairstylist
- Thomas TuttleMakeup Artist
- Jeff AngellMakeup Artist
Crew
- Howard JensenSpecial Effects
- Terry LeonardStunt Coordinator
- Joe LombardiSpecial Effects
Lighting
- Larry GilhoolyGaffer
- Robert WoodsideGaffer