Hammett
“He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.”
6.2(73 votes)
June 9, 1982
1h 38m
Overview
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.
Director
Wim WendersWriters
Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas, Joe Gores
