Hammett

N/A

1982

DramaThriller

1 hour 38 minutes

Summary

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.

~ He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
Wim Wenders

Director

Ross Thomas

Screenplay