Hammett
Brief Synopsis
During his days as a detective, writer Dashiell Hammett tries to find a missing Chinese girl in San Francisco.
Cast & Crew
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Wim Wenders
Director
Jack Nance
Jean Francois Ferreol
Royal Dano
Chris Alcaide
Richard Bradford
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
An ultra-noir hommage to writer Dashiell Hammett in which fact (Hammett was once a detective) is blended with fictionalized references to Hammett's hard-boiled crime fiction "The Maltese Falcon" (USA/) and other works.
Director
Wim Wenders
Director
Cast
Jack Nance
Jean Francois Ferreol
Royal Dano
Chris Alcaide
Richard Bradford
Patricia Kong
Sylvia Sidney
Rose Wong
Ross Thomas
Mark Anger
Peter Boyle
Christopher Day
Lloyd Kino
John T Spiotta
Andrew Winner
Ciceley Rush
Marilu Henner
Lisa Lu
Liz Roberson
Alison Hong
Frederic Forrest
James E Brodhead
James Devney
Samuel Fuller
Lydia Lei
Roy Kinnear
Fox Harris
David Patrick Kelly
Ben Breslauer
Kenji Shibuya
R. G. Armstrong
Hank Worden
Big John Hamilton
Michael Chow
James W Quinn
Elmer L Kline
Crew
Jeff Angell
Makeup
Dan Attias
Assistant Director
John Barry
Music
Joseph Biroc
Director Of Photography
Bill Blackbeard
Researcher
Kathryn Blondell
Hair
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Ronald Colby
Unit Production Manager
Ronald Colby
Assistant Director
Ronald Colby
Producer
Trevor Colby
Production Assistant
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
Gian-carlo Coppola
Production Assistant
Tony Cunningham
Location Coordinator
Steve Danton
Production Assistant
Roger Dietz
Art Department
Tony Dingman
Production Assistant
John Duffy
Sound Editor
Carrie Ellison
Assistant Editor
Leon Ericksen
Art Director
David Fechheimer
Researcher
April Ferry
Costumes
Teri Fettis
Production Coordinator
Ed Fincher
Costumes
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Dennis Gassner
Graphics
Bob Goldstein
Set Designer
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound
Joe Gores
Source Material (From Novel)
Angelo Graham
Art Director
Don Guest
Producer
Michael Hacker
Production Assistant
Janice Hampton
Editor
Dorian Harris
Assistant Editor
Jack Harris
Photography
Morgan Henard
Photography
Kimba Hills
Production Assistant
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Robert Huddleston
Unit Production Manager
Lucia Hwong
Music
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Barbara Johnson
Casting
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Robert Johnson
Sound Editor
Mary Keats
Hair
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Murdo Laird
Other
Michael Lang
Other
Ronnie Lang
Other
Philip Lathrop
Director Of Photography
Marc Laub
Editor
Eugene Lee
Production Designer
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects
Andrew London
Sound Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Music Editor
Douglas T Madison
Props
Barry Malkin
Editor
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Lillian Michelson
Researcher
Anthony R Milch
Sound Editor
Donald O Mitchell
Rerecording
Mina Mittelman
Costumes
Ruth Morley
Costumes
James J Murakami
Set Designer
George R. Nelson
Set Decorator
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor
Dennis O'flaherty
Screenplay
Pete G Papanickolas
Key Grip
Mary Patton
Researcher
Suzana Peric
Assistant Editor
Thomas Pope
Writer (Adaptation)
Thomas Pope
Screenplay
Steve Potter
Set Decorator
Lisa Radano
Production Assistant
Deborah Roberts
Assistant Editor
Randy Roberts
Editor
Robert Rock
Production Assistant
Fred Roos
Producer
Dennis Sands
Sound
Arne L Schmidt
Assistant Director
Tom Shaw
Props
Franklin Simeone
Production Assistant
Mona Skager
Location Coordinator
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Dean Skipworth
Costumes
David Smith
Other
Fred Smith
Camera Operator
Sonya Sones
Assistant Editor
Ann St John
Other
Anthony St John
Other
Julie Stark
Production Assistant
Wylie Stateman
Sound Editor
Barbara Stones
Researcher
David Strump
Production Assistant
Alex Tavoularis
Production
Dean Tavoularis
Production Designer
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
Judy Thomason
Assistant
Tom Tuttle
Makeup
David Valdez
Assistant Director
James E Webb
Sound
Charles B. Wessler
Production Assistant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Suspense/Mystery
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States June 1982
Released in United States Summer June 1, 1982
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States June 1982
Released in United States Summer June 1, 1982
Released in United States 1996 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "The Long & Winding Road: The Films of Wim Wenders" September 27 - October 12, 1996.)
