Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
1982
Rated
PG
98
minutes
Drama, Thriller
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Wim Wenders
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.
Language
English
Release Date
June 9, 1982
Cast
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
R. G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron
Elmer Kline
Doc Fallon
Royal Dano
Pops
Samuel Fuller
Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
Barber
Fox Harris
Frank the News Vendor
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
Lisa Lu
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew Winner
Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
Pool Room Attendant
Christopher Day
Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #1
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
Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom #6
Show Full Crew
Directing
Wim Wenders
Director
Daniel Attias
Second Assistant Director
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor
Arne Schmidt
First Assistant Director
David Valdes
Second Assistant Director
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Ronald Colby
First Assistant Director
Art
James J. Murakami
Set Designer
Dennis Gassner
Graphic Designer
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Gary Fettis
Leadman
Leon Ericksen
Art Direction
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Douglas E. Madison
Property Master
Alex Tavoularis
Graphic Designer
Tom Shaw Jr.
Property Master
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Steven Potter
Set Decoration
Sound
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Wylie Stateman
Sound Editor
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Duffy
Sound Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Music Editor
James E. Webb
Sound Editor
James E. Webb
Sound Mixer
Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor
Jill Demby Guest
Dialogue Editor
Chris McLaughlin
Boom Operator
Vince Melandri
Dialogue Editor
Bob Johnston
Sound Editor
Darcy Vebber
Boom Operator
Production
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Fred Roos
Producer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Ronald Colby
Producer
Ronald Colby
Unit Production Manager
Robert Huddleston
Unit Production Manager
Don Guest
Producer
Barbara Johnson
Casting
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Production Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up
April Ferry
Costumer
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Mary Keats
Hairstylist
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Jeff Angell
Makeup Artist
Writing
Editing
Marc Laub
Editor
Randy Roberts
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Barry Malkin
Supervising Editor
Janice Hampton
Editor
Camera
Philip H. Lathrop
Additional Photography
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Pete G. Papanickolas
Key Grip
Frederic J. Smith
Camera Operator
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Morgan Renard
Still Photographer
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Jack Harris
Still Photographer
Crew
Lighting