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  1. Hammett is a 1982 American neo-noir [3] mystery film directed by Wim Wenders and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay was written by Ross Thomas and Dennis O'Flaherty, based on the novel of the same name by Joe Gores.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0085640Hammett (1982) - IMDb

    Sep 17, 1982 · Hammett: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear. Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.

    • (3.7K)
    • Crime, Drama, Mystery
    • Wim Wenders
    • 1982-09-17
  3. 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.

    • Wim Wenders
    • 98 min
    • 16
  4. 61. PG 1 hr 38 min Sep 17th, 1982 Thriller, Drama. Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a...

    • (59)
    • Wim Wenders
    • PG
    • Frederic Forrest
  5. Based on a novel by Joe Gores, this movie follows Dashiell Hammett, the author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, as he investigates a mysterious case in 1928 San Francisco. Watch the trailer, read the reviews and learn more about the cast and crew of this drama thriller.

  6. Though taking a more leisured approach, content with moments of languor, Hammett does not necessarily seek to reinterpretate the noir genre of prior decades. Instead, as one would imagine from a film starring a fictional Dashiel Hammett, it basks in the sparkling moonlight of language.

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  8. Detective Dashiell Hammett thought that he had left his old life behind when he retired to become a writer. But when his ex-boss brings him on for one last case, Dashiell becomes the target of a deadly crime ring that involves the police.