Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
98 mins
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.
Elmer Kline
Doc Fallon
Rose Wong
Chinese Laundress
Liz Roberson
Lady in the Library
Jean-François Ferreol
French Sailor
Alison Hong
Young Chinese Girl
Patricia Kong
Chinese Girl in Fong's
Andrew Winner
Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
Police Projectionist
Christopher Day
Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
Neighborhood Kid #2
Ben Breslauer
Man in Boardroom #2
James Brodhead
Man in Boardroom #3
John Hamilton
Man in Boardroom #4
John T. Spiotta
Man in Boardroom #5
Marc Laub
Editor
Randy Roberts
Editor
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Bob Johnston
Sound Editor
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Ronald Colby
Producer
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Mary Keats
Hairstylist
Janice Hampton
Editor
Jeff Angell
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Don Guest
Producer
John Duffy
Sound Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steven Potter
Set Decoration
James E. Webb
Sound Editor
Robert Huddleston
Unit Production Manager
Arne Schmidt
First Assistant Director
James E. Webb
Sound Mixer
Jack Harris
Still Photographer
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Joe Gores
Novel
Ronald Colby
First Assistant Director
Gary Fettis
Leadman
Philip H. Lathrop
Additional Photography
Chris McLaughlin
Boom Operator
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Alex Tavoularis
Graphic Designer
Jill Demby Guest
Dialogue Editor
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Robert Woodside
Gaffer
Barbara Johnson
Casting
Douglas E. Madison
Property Master
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Production Coordinator
Darcy Vebber
Boom Operator
Vince Melandri
Dialogue Editor
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Larry Gilhooly
Gaffer
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Ronald Colby
Unit Production Manager
Morgan Renard
Still Photographer
Barry Malkin
Supervising Editor
James J. Murakami
Set Designer
Tom Shaw Jr.
Property Master
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects
Frederic J. Smith
Camera Operator
Thomas Pope
Adaptation