Hammett
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
1982 1 hour 38 minutesHe created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
1982 1 hour 38 minutes
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.
9th June 1982
44 years ago
1 hour 38 minutes
Finishes at 7:52pm
2 nominations total
6.4/10
75%
61%
62%
65%
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