"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."
Frederic Forrest
as Hammett
Peter Boyle
as Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
as English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
as Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
as The Punk
R.G. Armstrong
as Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford
as Detective Bradford
Jack Nance
as Gary Salt
Michael Chow
as Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney
as Donaldina Cameron
Elmer Kline
as Doc Fallon
Royal Dano
as Pops
Samuel Fuller
as Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
as Barber
Fox Harris
as Frank the News Vendor
Rose Wong
as Chinese Laundress
Liz Roberson
as Lady in the Library
Jean-François Ferreol
as French Sailor
Alison Hong
as Young Chinese Girl
Patricia Kong
as Chinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa Lu
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew Winner
as Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
as Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
as Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
as Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
as Pool Room Attendant
Christopher Day
as Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
as Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
as Man in Boardroom #1
Ben Breslauer
as Man in Boardroom #2
James Brodhead
as Man in Boardroom #3
John Hamilton
as Man in Boardroom #4
John T. Spiotta
as Man in Boardroom #5
Ross Thomas
as Man in Boardroom #6
Wim Wenders
Director
April Ferry
Costumer
Francis Ford Coppola
Second Unit Director
Marc Laub
Editor
Randy Roberts
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Bob Johnston
Sound Editor
Fred Roos
Producer
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Randy Kelley
Ronald Colby
Wylie Stateman
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Robert Q. Lovett
Mary Keats
Executive Producer
Janice Hampton
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Jeff Angell
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Don Guest
John Duffy
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Leon Ericksen
Steven Potter
James E. Webb
Robert Huddleston
Unit Production Manager
Arne Schmidt
First Assistant Director
Jack Harris
Still Photographer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Joe Gores
Novel
Jane Jenkins
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Fettis
Leadman
Pete G. Papanickolas
Key Grip
Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director
Philip H. Lathrop
Additional Photography
Chris McLaughlin
Boom Operator
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Alex Tavoularis
Graphic Designer
David Valdes
Jill Demby Guest
Dialogue Editor
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Robert Woodside
Gaffer
Barbara Johnson
Douglas E. Madison
Property Master
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Production Coordinator
Darcy Vebber
Vince Melandri
Carl Manoogian
Larry Gilhooly
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Morgan Renard
Barry Malkin
Supervising Editor
James J. Murakami
Dennis Gassner
Tom Shaw Jr.
Joe Lombardi
Music Editor
Frederic J. Smith
Lloyd Nelson
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Thomas Pope
Adaptation