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Hammett
Summary: 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.
Release Date: September 17, 1982
Director:
Wim Wenders
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: PG
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 42,914
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