Released
Hammett
June 9 1982 (over 42 years ago)Rating
62
Based on
64 reviews
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
- Director: Wim Wenders
- Writers: Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 h 38 m
- Country: United States of America
- Company: American Zoetrope
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.
