Hammett
Mystery thriller based on the life of the writer Dashiell Hammett and his early days as a Pinkerton detective in the San Francisco of the 1920s.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Samuel Dashiell Hammett Frederic Forrest
- Jimmy Ryan Peter Boyle
- Kit Conger/Sue Alabama Marilu Henner
- 'English' Eddie Hagedorn Roy Kinnear
- Eli Elisha Cook Jr
- Crystal Ling Lydia Lei
- Lieutenant O'Mara R.G. Armstrong
- Detective Bradford Richard Bradford
- Fong Wei Tau Michael Chow
- Winston, the punk David Patrick Kelly
- Donaldina Cameron Sylvia Sidney
- Gary Salt Jack Nance
- Doc Fallon Elmer L. Kline
- Pops Royal Dano
- Mike Samuel Fuller
- barber Lloyd Kino
- Frank, newsvendor Fox Harris
- Chinese laundress Rose Wong
- lady in the library Liz Roberson
- French sailor Jean François Ferreol
- young Chinese girl Alison Hong
- Chinese girl in Fong's Patricia Kong
- Miss Cameron's assistant Lisa Lu
- bank guard Andrew Winner
- Chinese bouncer Kenji Shibuya
- Fong's guard James W. Quinn
- bartender in Cookie's Bar Mark Anger
- police projectionist James Devney
- pool room attendant Hank Worden
- neighbourhood kid Christopher Day
- neighbourhood kid Ciceley Rush
- man in boardroom Chris Alcaide
- man in boardroom Ben Breslauer
- man in boardroom James E. Brodhead
- man in boardroom John Hamilton
- man in boardroom John T. Spiotta
- man in boardroom Ross Thomas
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Wim Wenders
- Assistant Director (1st) Arne Schmidt
- Assistant Director (1st) Ronald Colby
- Assistant Director (2nd) David Valdes
- Assistant Director (2nd) Daniel Attias
- Assistant to the Director Anita Luccioni
- Script Supervisor Lloyd Nelson
- Script Supervisor Joanie Blum
Production
- © Zoetrope Studios
- Production Company Orion Pictures Corporation
- Executive Producer Francis Ford Coppola
- Produced by Fred Roos
- Produced by Ronald Colby
- Produced by Don Guest
- Associate Producer Mona Skager
- Unit Production Manager Ronald Colby
- Unit Production Manager Robert Huddleston
- Production Co-ordinator Teri Fettis
- Auditor Kurt Woolner
- Auditor Gig Rackauskas
- Location Co-ordinator Mona Skager
- Location Co-ordinator Tony Cunningham
- Production Assistant Michael Hacker
- Production Assistant Steve Danton
- Production Aide Trevor Colby
- Production Aide Gian-Carlo Coppola
- Production Aide Tony Dingman
- Production Aide Kimba Hills
- Production Aide Lisa Radano
- Production Aide Robert Rock
- Production Aide Franklin Simeone
- Production Aide Julie Stark
- Production Aide David Stump
- Production Aide Charles Wessler
- Assistant to the Producer Judy Thomason
Casting
- Casting Jane Jenkins
- Casting Janet Hirshenson
- Casting Barbara Johnson
- Extras Casting Elisabeth Leustig
- Extras Casting Frank Cullen
- Extras Casting VCS Casting
Writing
- Screenplay by Ross Thomas
- Screenplay by Dennis O'flaherty
- Adaptation by Thomas Pope
- Based on the book by Joe Gores
Photography
- Director of Photography Philip Lathrop
- Director of Photography Joseph Biroc
- Camera Operator Bill Johnson
- Camera Operator Frederick J. Smith
- 1st Assistant Camera Robert Torres
- 1st Assistant Camera M. Todd Henry
- Gaffer Bob Woodside
- Gaffer Larry Gilhouley
- [Gaffer's] Best Boy Bud Woodside
- [Gaffer's] Best Boy Clifford Dalton
- Key Grip Carl Manoogian
- Key Grip Pete Papanickolas
- Electronic Cinema Murdo Laird
- Electronic Cinema Anthony St. John
- Electronic Cinema Ann St. John
- Electronic Cinema David Smith
- [Electronic Cinema] In co-operation with Sony Corporation
Stills
- Still Photographer Morgan Renard
- Still Photographer Jack Harris
Special Effects
- Special Effects Howard Jensen
- Special Effects Joseph Lombardi
- Graphic Designer Dennis Gassner
Editing
- Edited by Barry Malkin
- Edited by Marc Laub
- Edited by Robert Q. Lovett
- Edited by Randy Roberts
- Assistant Editor Dorian Harris
- Assistant Editor Sonya Sones
- Assistant Editor Carrie Ellison
- Assistant Editor Suzana Peric
- Assistant Editor Deborah Roberts
Design
- Production Designer Dean Tavoularis
- Production Designer Eugene Lee
- Art Director Angelo Graham
- Art Director Leon Ericksen
- Assistant to Art Director Matthew Jacobs
- Set Designer James J. Murakami
- Set Designer Bob Goldstein
- Set Decorator George R. Nelson
- Set Decorator Steven Potter
- Set Artist Roger Dietz
- Leadman Gary Fettis
- Illustrator Alex Tavoularis
- Property Master Tom Shaw
- Property Master Doug Madison
- Construction Co-ordinator John Rutchland
- Construction Co-ordinator Bob Scaife
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Ruth Morley
- Costumer Dean Skipworth
- Costumer Ed Fincher
- Costumer Mina Mittelman
- Costumer April Ferry
Make-up
- Make-up Jeff Angell
- Make-up Tom Tuttle
- Hair Stylist Kathryn L. Blondell
- Hair Stylist Mary Keats
- Frederic Forrest's Hair Style DesignedBy Lori Davis
Titles
- Title Design Wayne Fitzgerald
- Titles and Opticals by Pacific Title
Film processing
- Colour by Technicolor
Music
- Music composed and conducted by John Barry
- Solo Piano Michael Lang
- Solo Clarinetist Ronny Lang
- Music Editor Robert Q. Lovett
- Chinese Music Consultant to John Barry Lucia Hwong
Sound
- Music Recorded at Group IV Recording
- Music Recording Engineer Dennis Sands
- Sound Mixer James E. Webb Jr
- Sound Mixer Richard Goodman
- Boom Person Chris Mclaughlin
- Boom Person Darcey Vebber
- Re-recording Mixer Don Mitchell
- Supervising Sound Editor Andrew London
- Sound Editor Wylie Stateman
- Sound Editor Randy Kelley
- Sound Editor John Duffy
- Sound Editor Robert Johnson
- Assistant Sound Editor Donald Ortiz
- Dialogue Editor Vince Melandri
- Dialogue Editor Jill Demby
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Terry J. Leonard
Consultant
- Transportation Captain Dick Padgett
- Transportation Captain Ernie Foster
- Research Barbara Stones
- Research Mary M. Patton
- Additional Research David Fechheimer
- Additional Research Bill Blackbeard
- Additional Research Lillian Michelson
- Use of 'The Black Mask' Courtesy of Keith Deutsch
Publicity
- Publicity Clein & Feldman, Inc
- Publicity Beverly Walker
