Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
Hammett
Jimmy Ryan
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
English Eddie Hagedorn
Crystal Ling
Eli the Taxi Driver
The Punk
Lt. O'Mara
Detective Bradford
Gary Salt
Fong Wei Tau
Donaldina Cameron
Doc Fallon
Pops
Old Man in Pool Hall
Barber
Frank the News Vendor
Chinese Laundress
Lady in the Library
French Sailor
Young Chinese Girl
Chinese Girl in Fong's
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Bank Guard
Chinese Bouncer
Fong's Guard
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
Police Projectionist
Pool Room Attendant
Neighborhood Kid #1
Neighborhood Kid #2
Man in Boardroom #1
Man in Boardroom #2
Man in Boardroom #3
Man in Boardroom #4
Man in Boardroom #5
Man in Boardroom #6
Director
Costumer
Second Unit Director
Costume Design
Art Direction
Screenplay
Producer
Supervising Sound Editor
Executive Producer
Production Design
Editor
Sound Editor
Editor
Editor
Sound Mixer
Sound Editor
Producer
Hairstylist
Director of Photography
Hairstylist
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Sound Editor
Screenplay
Producer
Editor
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Novel
Original Music Composer
Graphic Designer
First Assistant Director
Leadman
Unit Production Manager
Second Assistant Director
Set Designer
Set Designer
First Assistant Director
Unit Production Manager
Second Assistant Director
Additional Photography
Dialogue Editor
Still Photographer
Casting
Property Master
Associate Producer
Boom Operator
Casting
Music Editor
Gaffer
Camera Operator
Production Coordinator
Special Effects
Stunt Coordinator
Boom Operator
Key Grip
Script Supervisor
Special Effects
Graphic Designer
Casting
Property Master
Still Photographer
Supervising Editor
Dialogue Editor
Sound Mixer
Camera Operator
Key Grip
Gaffer
Script Supervisor
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