Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
Director Wim Wenders
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.
Trailer
Cast
Samuel Fuller
Old Man in Pool Hall
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
Lisa Lu
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Lloyd Kino
Barber
Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #1
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
Royal Dano
Pops
Fox Harris
Frank the News Vendor
Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom #6
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron
Hank Worden
Pool Room Attendant
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau