Hammett

He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.

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.

Director

Wim Wenders

Screenplay

Dennis O'Flaherty

Screenplay

Ross Thomas

Producer

Ronald Colby

Producer

Fred Roos

Producer

Don Guest

Original Music Composer

John Barry

Director of Photography

Joseph F. Biroc