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Hammett (1982)

Movie · Drama, Thriller · ⭐ 6.2/10 · 1h 38m

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.

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