Drama / Thriller /

Score: 62%( 70 votes )

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.

Cast:

Frederic Forrest
Hammett

Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan

Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick Kelly
The Punk

R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara

Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford

Jack Nance
Gary Salt

Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau

Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron

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 #1

Ciceley Rush
Neighborhood Kid #2

Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #1

Ben Breslauer
Man in Boardroom #2

James Brodhead
Man in Boardroom #3

John Hamilton
Man in Boardroom #4

John T. Spiotta
Man in Boardroom #5

Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom #6