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6.3Chinatown, 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: 1982-06-0998 minDir: Wim WendersDrama, Thriller
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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
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Eli the Taxi Driver
Themes
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- chinatown
- historical figure
- femme fatale
- neo-noir
- 1920s
- crime fiction writer
- semi-fiction
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