Hammett
"He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it."
1982-06-09
6.2
en 98mDramaThriller
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 Wenders
Costumer
April Ferry
Second Unit Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Ross Thomas
Producer
Ronald Colby
based on novel or book san francisco, california chinatown historical figure femme fatale neo-noir 1920s crime fiction writer semi-fiction
Status
ReleasedCountries
- United States of America
Companies
- American Zoetrope
