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.
1982
HD
98min
PG
United States
English
Wim Wenders
David Patrick Kelly
Frederic Forrest
Elisha Cook Jr.
Marilu Henner
Peter Boyle
Roy Kinnear
Lydia Lei
Richard Bradford
R. G. Armstrong
based on novel or book
san francisco california
crime fiction writer
1920s
neonoir
femme fatale
historical figure
chinatown
semifiction
