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
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
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
Wim Wenders
Director
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Joe Gores
Novel
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Fred Roos
Producer
Ronald Colby
Producer
Don Guest
Producer
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Marc Laub
Editor
Janice Hampton
Editor
Randy Roberts
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
