Hammett

1982 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 3,859 VOTES · DIR. Wim Wenders

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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

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