Hammett
1982 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 3,859 VOTES · DIR. Wim Wenders
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,082 lines
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00:03:31 Jesus.
00:07:59 Jesus, Ryan.
00:10:46 You got a sidekick this time. A kid the agency sent. Green as grass.
00:13:39 - Do you still know how? - Yeah, I think I might remember.
00:17:33 - Your friend a private cop? - Maybe.
00:20:42 Well, it has to do with Chinatown.
00:24:06 - I lost my manuscript. - I told you so.
00:30:46 According to the spokesman for the family, attorney E. Hagedorn."
00:34:18 Well, I guess we were both wrong.
00:38:48 So why come to me?
00:42:16 If I'm not back by the time you go to work tomorrow
00:46:06 as your paper villains.
00:52:24 All right, you two, let's go.
00:55:38 They found a baseball bat next to her body.
00:59:18 - I'm out. - Okay.
01:04:09 Well, you can't forget her, ever.
01:07:48 Get in the bedroom, you squirm.
01:11:17 Everybody wants to know what's going on.
01:14:48 The market rose, he couldn't cover his short position.
01:17:38 - Hello, Tom. What's the good word? - I told you to stay out of it, Samuel.
01:20:33 Crystal, maybe. And you turn San Francisco
01:23:19 Here I am, 34 years old
01:27:08 - really feel? - Evil?
01:29:51 Oh, you might get to Berlin or Constantinople
Cast & Characters
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger
Marilu Henner
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
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,082
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:03:31
Final line01:29:51
Production Record
DirectorWim Wenders
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,859