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.
Top Cast
Frederic Forrest as Hammett
Peter Boyle as Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner as Kit Conger
Roy Kinnear as English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei as Crystal Ling
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