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Hammett

1982 · 98 min

A hazy, smoke-filled neo-noir that drifts between reality and fiction, demanding patience as it slowly coils into a moody mystery.

Directed by
Wim Wenders
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Wim Wenders
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Wim Wenders
Written by
Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Starring
Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear, Lydia Lei, Elisha Cook Jr., David Patrick Kelly, R.G. Armstrong
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
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Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Cantonese, English

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