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