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1982 | DIRECTED BY WIM WENDERS

Hammett

Directed by

Written by

Writer
Role
 
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
 
Joe Gores
Book
 
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
 
Thomas Pope
Adaptation

Music by

Artist
Role
 
John Barry
Music

Starring

Actors
Character
 
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
 
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
 
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
 
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
 
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
 
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
 
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
 
Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
 
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau
 
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
 
Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron
 
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
 
Elmer Kline
Doc Fallon
 
Royal Dano
Pops
 
Samuel Fuller
Old Man in Pool Hall
 
Lloyd Kino
Barber
 
Fox Harris
Frank the News Vendor
 
Rose Wong
Chinese Laundress
 
Liz Roberson
Lady in the Library
 
Jean-François Ferreol
French Sailor
 
Alison Hong
Young Chinese Girl
 
Patricia Kong
Chinese Girl in Fong's
 
Lisa Lu
Miss Cameron's Assistant
 
Andrew Winner
Bank Guard
 
Kenji Shibuya
Chinese Bouncer
 
James Quinn
Fong's Guard
 
Mark Anger
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
 
James Devney
Police Projectionist
 
Hank Worden
Pool Room Attendant
 
Christopher Day
Neighborhood Kid
 
Ciceley Rush
Neighborhood Kid
 
Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom
 
Ben Breslauer
Man in Boardroom
 
James Brodhead
Man in Boardroom
 
John Hamilton
Man in Boardroom
 
John T. Spiotta
Man in Boardroom
 
Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom