The Case of Dashiell Hammett

The Case of Dashiell Hammett

Movie 1982-10-01 1h 0m Documentary
★ 6.5 / 10 · 2 votes

A one-hour public television (PBS) biography of Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "hardboiled" modern detective novel and author of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man." It follows Hammett's life from Pinkerton detective in San Francisco to his career as fiction and screen writer, companion of playwright Lillian Hellman, and leftwing political activist. The biography investigates why Hammett stopped writing at the height of his fame.

Status
Released
Released
1982-10-01
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
English
Links
IMDb, Letterboxd
Director
Stephen Talbot
Cast
Paul Frees Paul Frees Narrator (voice) Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett Dashiell Hammett
Lillian Hellman Lillian Hellman
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