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.
Released: Jun 09, 1982 Genre: Drama ThrillerCasts: Frederic Forrest Peter Boyle Marilu Henner Roy Kinnear Lydia Lei Elisha Cook Jr. David Patrick Kelly R.G. ArmstrongDirectors: Wim WendersDuration: 1h 38m Rating: 6.2 Country: United States of America Production: American Zoetrope He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.