Movie
Hammett
Released: June 9, 1982 (1982)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Eli the Taxi Driver
Age at release: 78
- R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara
Age at release: 65
- Roy Kinnear as English Eddie Hagedorn
Age at release: 48
- Peter Boyle as Jimmy Ryan
Age at release: 46
- Frederic Forrest as Hammett
Age at release: 45
- Richard Bradford as Detective Bradford
Age at release: 44
- Jack Nance as Gary Salt
Age at release: 38
- David Patrick Kelly as The Punk
Age at release: 31
- Marilu Henner as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Age at release: 30
- Lydia Lei as Crystal Ling
Age at release: 29
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- Hank Worden as Pool Room Attendant
Age at release: 80
- Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron
Age at release: 71
- Lloyd Kino as Barber
Age at release: 63
- Royal Dano as Pops
Age at release: 59
- Lisa Lu as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Age at release: 55
- Fox Harris as Frank the News Vendor
Age at release: 46
- Michael Chow as Fong Wei Tau
Age at release: 43
- Elmer Kline as Doc Fallon
Age at release: Unknown
- Rose Wong as Chinese Laundress
Age at release: Unknown
- Liz Roberson as Lady in the Library
Age at release: Unknown
- Jean-François Ferreol as French Sailor
Age at release: Unknown
- Alison Hong as Young Chinese Girl
Age at release: Unknown
- Patricia Kong as Chinese Girl in Fong's
Age at release: Unknown
- Andrew Winner as Bank Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Kenji Shibuya as Chinese Bouncer
Age at release: Unknown
- James Quinn as Fong's Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Mark Anger as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
Age at release: Unknown
- James Devney as Police Projectionist
Age at release: Unknown
- Christopher Day as Neighborhood Kid #1
Age at release: Unknown
- Ciceley Rush as Neighborhood Kid #2
Age at release: Unknown