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Hammett

Hammett

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

6.2 Rating
98 min 1982

Overview

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.

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Status

Released

Budget

Unknown

Revenue

Unknown

Original Language

EN

Production Companies

American Zoetrope

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