Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.
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The novel writer Dashiell Hammett is involved in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress in San Francisco.Written by
Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
False rumors about who directed the film entered film history books: Leonard Maltin has commented that the film was "Several years in production, with much of it reportedly reshot by executive producer Francis Ford Coppola". Moreover, the "Virgin Film Guide" states that "Rumor has it that much of Hammett (1982) was reshot by Coppola". In an interview published on March 25th 2015 by Indiewire, Wim Wenders made clear that he directed 100% of both versions of "Hammett". Halliwell's made the following footnote about the original movie: "This version was abandoned in rough cut and two-thirds of it was shot again in 1981 with a different crew." This rumor is false, too: According to Wenders the first version of "Hammett" was completed in editing by him and no 'rough cut' anymore. Two different verions of "Hammett" were completed by Wenders, but only one released. See more »
Basically plays like an old hard-boiled detective movie from the 40s or 50s that has been colorized and spiced up a bit with a few salacious scenes.
I really liked it, but I'm afraid that it might seem too slow and hokey for most modern audiences. I, however, was really pleased by how well it captured the feelings of the old Bogart, etc. movies I grew up with. It just produced warm feelings of nostalgia for me.
If you enjoy old detective movies, it might be worthwhile to give this lightly modernized take on an old genre a try.
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Fun concept.
Basically plays like an old hard-boiled detective movie from the 40s or 50s that has been colorized and spiced up a bit with a few salacious scenes.
I really liked it, but I'm afraid that it might seem too slow and hokey for most modern audiences. I, however, was really pleased by how well it captured the feelings of the old Bogart, etc. movies I grew up with. It just produced warm feelings of nostalgia for me.
If you enjoy old detective movies, it might be worthwhile to give this lightly modernized take on an old genre a try.