Released:
1982-06-09

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.

Director:
Wim Wenders

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  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