EnglishHammett
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.
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Frederic Forrest
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Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
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Roy Kinnear
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Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
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R.G. Armstrong
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Richard Bradford
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Jack Nance
Gary Salt
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