Hammett

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Wim Wenders

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