Hammett
Hammett
Release: 1982-06-09
·Runtime: 98m
·★ 6.2
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
American Zoetrope
Cast
Frederic Forrest
as Hammett
Peter Boyle
as Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
as English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
as Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
as The Punk
R.G. Armstrong
as Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford
as Detective Bradford
Jack Nance
as Gary Salt
Michael Chow
as Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney
as Donaldina Cameron
Royal Dano
as Pops
Samuel Fuller
as Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
as Barber
Fox Harris
as Frank the News Vendor
Lisa Lu
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Hank Worden
as Pool Room Attendant
Chris Alcaide
as Man in Boardroom #1
Ross Thomas
as Man in Boardroom #6
Crew
Wim Wenders
Director
April Ferry
Costumer
Francis Ford Coppola
Second Unit Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Wylie Stateman
Sound Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Fred Roos
Producer
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
Leon Ericksen
Art Direction
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Dan Attias
Second Assistant Director
David Valdes
Second Assistant Director
Philip H. Lathrop
Additional Photography
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Robert Q. Lovett
Music Editor
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Dennis Gassner
Graphic Designer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Pete G. Papanickolas
Key Grip
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor