France / May 22, 1982 / Cannes Film Festival
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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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| Kenji Shibuya | Chinese Bouncer |
| James Quinn | Fong's Guard |
| Mark Anger | Bartender in Cookies' Bar |
| James Devney | Police Projectionist |
| Hank Worden | Pool Room Attendant |
| Christopher Day | Neighborhood Kid #1 |
| Ciceley Rush | Neighborhood Kid #2 |
| Chris Alcaide | Man in Boardroom #1 |
| Ben Breslauer | Man in Boardroom #2 |
| James Brodhead | Man in Boardroom #3 |
| John Hamilton | Man in Boardroom #4 |
| John T. Spiotta | Man in Boardroom #5 |
| Ross Thomas | Man in Boardroom #6 |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hammett |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | American Zoetrope |
| Release date | 9 giugno 1982 |
| Executive producer | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Production | Fred Roos, Ronald Colby, Don Guest, Mona Skager |
| Writer | Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas, Joe Gores, Thomas Pope |
| Casting | Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, Barbara Johnson |
| Editing | Marc Laub, Randy Roberts, Robert Q. Lovett, Janice Hampton, Barry Malkin |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc, Jack Harris, Pete G. Papanickolas, Philip H. Lathrop, Bill Johnson, Carl Manoogian, Morgan Renard, Frederic J. Smith |
| Assistant directors | Arne Schmidt, Ronald Colby, Dan Attias, David Valdes, Wim Wenders, Joanie Blum, Lloyd Nelson |
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Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Jul 20, 1982 / Mystfest
Canada / Sep 12, 1982 / Toronto International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Sep 17, 1982 / PG
Theatrical release
France / Jun 09, 1982
Switzerland / Aug 01, 1982 / 12
Argentina / Oct 14, 1982 / 13
Germany / Jan 13, 1983 / 12
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Denmark / Apr 22, 1983
Sweden / Apr 29, 1983 / 15
Italy / Nov 11, 1983 / T
Netherlands / Jul 19, 1984
Portugal / Nov 09, 1984 / M/12
Finland / Oct 04, 1985 / K-16
Japan / Dec 14, 1985
United Kingdom / Mar 13, 1987
Brazil / Jul 10, 1987
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