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Hammett

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Original title

Hammett

Year

1982

Running time

97 min.

Country

United States

Director

Wim Wenders

Screenwriter

Ross Thomas, Dennis O'Flaherty. Novel: Joe Gores

Cast

Music

John Barry

Cinematography

Joseph F. Biroc, Philip H. Lathrop

Producer

Zoetrope Studios

Genre

Film noir | 1920s. Neo-noir

Synopsis

San Francisco, 1928. Dashiell Hammet, a former detective of the Pinkerton Agency, in his thirties, is a tuberculous drunkard who barely survives writing detective stories. An old colleague, Jimmy Ryan comes to visit him -- he needs Dashiell's help to solve the case of Crystal Ling. A Chinese girl mysteriously disappeared. Hammett finds himself once more in the streets of Chinatown, on a complicated job involving his politicians, corrupt police officers, false friends and false corpses. Only his detective instinct will enable him to survive -- all the more disillusioned, he will go back to his typewriter.

Awards: 1982: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

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Critics' reviews

"If you're into detective films or are just looking for something atmospheric, then Hammett is a safe bet for a quiet night of mystery and intrigue"

Filip Vukcevic: IGN
"Wenders' first American movie is no conventional biopic, but a stunningly achieved fiction about the art and mystique of creating fiction."

Time Out
"It's a stylish, entertaining movie"

Philip French: The Guardian
"The picture is an inventory of film noir effects and attitudes, but Wenders has nothing new to say about the style, about the period, about Hammett or about the creative proces"

The Globe and Mail

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Hammett

1982

Wim Wenders

6.2

(1,083)