He created "The Maltese Falcon," "Sam Spade" and "The Thin Man." But he didn't write this mystery thriller...he lived it.
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.
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writers
- Dennis O'Flaherty, Ross Thomas
Themes1920sbased on novel or bookchinatowncrime fiction writerfemme fatale
