Hammett (1982)
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.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Keywords: tmdb.san-francisco-california, tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.chinatown, tmdb.historical-figure, tmdb.femme-fatale, tmdb.neo-noir, tmdb.1920s + 166 more, tmdb.semi-fiction, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.metafiction, imdb.chinese-woman, imdb.typewriter, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.old-friend, imdb.coughing, imdb.betrayal-by-a-friend, imdb.character-name-as-title, imdb.betrayed-by-mentor, imdb.corrupt-elite, imdb.underage-prostitution-ring, imdb.casual-racism, tmdb.crime-fiction-writer, imdb.neo-noir, imdb.femme-fatale, imdb.missing-person, imdb.detective, imdb.prostitute, imdb.san-francisco-california, imdb.pornography, imdb.murder, imdb.blackmail, imdb.1920s, imdb.private-detective, imdb.librarian, imdb.bar, imdb.investigation, imdb.dream, imdb.voice-over-narration, imdb.friendship, imdb.apartment, imdb.cigarette-smoking, imdb.showdown, imdb.confrontation, imdb.beating, imdb.corpse, imdb.amateur-detective, imdb.mentor, mdblist.fresh, imdb.blackmail-photo, imdb.pornographic-photo, imdb.hard-boiled, imdb.chinese-mafia, imdb.asian-girl, imdb.chinese-gangster, imdb.pedophile-ring, imdb.double-cross, imdb.foreshadowing, imdb.psychopathic-hitman, imdb.casual-sexism, imdb.private-prison, imdb.hardboiled-mystery, imdb.year-1928, imdb.derringer-pistol, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.foot-chase, imdb.arrest, imdb.police-interrogation, imdb.morgue, imdb.former-pinkerton-detective, imdb.extortion, imdb.dashiell-hammett-character, imdb.blue-movie-as-subject, imdb.writer, imdb.lottery-ticket, imdb.stolen-manuscript, imdb.chinatown-san-francisco, imdb.talking-bird, imdb.shoeshine-stand, imdb.opium-den, imdb.female-nudity, imdb.drinking, imdb.chinese-dragon, imdb.casino, imdb.brothel, imdb.blackjack, imdb.author, imdb.betrayal, imdb.surname-as-title, imdb.down-on-his-luck, imdb.alter-ego, imdb.police-corruption, imdb.prostitution-ring, imdb.underage-prostitute, imdb.role-playing, imdb.fantasy-reality-crossover, imdb.real-life-person-in-fictional-setting, imdb.corruption, imdb.new-novel, imdb.hitman, imdb.lover-lover-relationship, imdb.female-next-door-neighbor, imdb.neighbors-in-love-with-each-other, imdb.coda, imdb.gay-villain, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.rescuing-mentor, imdb.asian-villain, imdb.crime-fiction-writer, imdb.detective-fiction-writer, imdb.detective-writer, imdb.inspired-by-real-person, imdb.rich-and-powerful, imdb.greed, imdb.wisecracking-protagonist, imdb.missing-girl, imdb.murder-cover-up, imdb.california, imdb.private-eye, imdb.private-investigator, imdb.typing-on-a-typewriter, imdb.being-tailed, imdb.shootout, imdb.firefight, imdb.gunfight, imdb.novel-manuscript, imdb.book-manuscript, imdb.punched-in-the-stomach, imdb.fistfight, imdb.dead-body, imdb.porn-actress, imdb.ex-pinkerton-detective, imdb.shot-in-the-chest, imdb.faked-death, imdb.threatened-with-a-gun, imdb.17-year-old-girl, imdb.writer-cameo-appearance, imdb.dark-comedy, imdb.adult-man-kisses-an-underage-girl, imdb.stag-film-as-subject, imdb.neighbor-neighbor-relationship, imdb.reputation, imdb.police, imdb.photograph, imdb.male-protagonist, imdb.presumed-dead, imdb.ransacked-apartment, imdb.photo-studio, imdb.beaten-to-death-with-a-baseball-bat, imdb.police-van, imdb.gunshot-wound, imdb.sex-slavery, imdb.manuscript, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.taxi, imdb.suicide, imdb.pornographer, imdb.pool-hall, imdb.pier, imdb.newspaper, imdb.meeting, imdb.library, imdb.interrogation, imdb.gun, imdb.gambling, imdb.firecracker, imdb.film-projector, imdb.gay-hitman, imdb.man-in-a-bath, imdb.gay-character, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, soundmix.dolby-stereo, aspectratio.1-85-1, imdb.crime-fiction-writer-as-protagonist
Watch Providers: Plex, Plex Channel
Production Companies: American Zoetrope
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
Cantonese,
English
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