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Hammett(1982)

6.3(77)
1h 38m
1982-06-09

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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Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
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Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

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based on novel or booksan francisco, californiachinatownhistorical figurefemme fataleneo-noir1920scrime fiction writersemi-fiction

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