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Release Date:
17 September 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
The mystery writer who lived his own stories ! [Video] morePlot:
The novel writter Dashiell Hammett is involved in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Interesting, but read the book! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Frederic Forrest | ... | Hammett |
 | Peter Boyle | ... | Jimmy Ryan |
 | Marilu Henner | ... | Kit Conger / Sue Alabama |
| Roy Kinnear | ... | English Eddie Hagedorn |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Eli the Taxi Driver (as Elisha Cook) |
| Lydia Lei | ... | Crystal Ling |
| R.G. Armstrong | ... | Lt. O'Mara |
| Richard Bradford | ... | Detective Bradford |
| Michael Chow | ... | Fong Wei Tau |
 | David Patrick Kelly | ... | The Punk |
| Sylvia Sidney | ... | Donaldina Cameron |
| Jack Nance | ... | Gary Salt |
| Elmer Kline | ... | Doc Fallon |
| Royal Dano | ... | Pops |
| Samuel Fuller | ... | Old Man in Pool Hall |
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97 minCountry:
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Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:AA | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (bw)Filming Locations:
American Zoetrope Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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Hammett: Have you gone simple? They're not gonna let you walk. You know what you're up against, 1, 200 million dollars, the power, the big seam. moreFAQ
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HAMMETT was one of the first books I read for pleasure back in college and I recall anxiously awaiting how it was going to be Zeotroped on screen... visually the movie reminded me of a large single set production (like 1937's DEAD END)... it's almost as if somebody like Bill Gates took a film class and decided to adapt the book as his final. Large plot chunks are missing from the book (notably a car chase and a baseball bat murder) but this movie was so unique (in those pre-Joel and Ethan Cohen days) that I remember it looking like a strange painting even after 20+ years. Forrest is a terrific under-rated actor and was a perfect choice for Dash. You won't be wasting your time checking HAMMETT out but the book has it beat. 8/10.