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.
00:08:02 - James Francis Xavier Ryan. - Himself.
00:10:54 and the old guy takes a slug in the shoulder
00:13:45 Looks like I taught you something after all.
00:17:49 Her name's Crystal Ling.
00:21:03 Excuse me.
00:24:26 Jimmy?
00:31:47 Lee, where would you go in Chinatown
00:34:45 The guy had a fancy tan topcoat.
00:39:22 Yeah, I bet you would, at that.
00:43:15 I wanna see Fong. I'll be at the blackjack table.
00:47:38 You gonna be able to cut it, laddiebuck?
00:53:26 about the dictionary and go from there.
00:56:56 You've been nosing around about her, Samuel, you got us curious.
01:02:06 - Warning to do what? - Lay off.
01:05:45 She had eyes too close for trusting, yet wide enough for beauty.
01:09:11 Real soon. I'm gonna take you
01:13:20 I fear you have the advantage over me. Truly, sir, I do.
01:15:44 Oh, dear.
01:19:01 Railroads. Grandpa's railroads, if I remember right.
01:21:29 And me. And that's what I wanna know, why me?
01:25:44 Put the valise down and open it.
01:28:27 I still don't like it. Needs a better ending.
95:01:00 Ready or not, here I come.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,082
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:03:31
Final line95:01:00

Production Record

DirectorWim Wenders
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,859