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Wim Wenders directs this noir mystery set in 1940s San Francisco. Evocatively recreating the mood of the genre, the plot, based on the novel by Joe Gores, follows the exploits of real-life crime-writer novelist Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) as he becomes involved in a complex missing person case, trying to track down Chinese actress Crystal Ling (Lydia Lei) for his former detective agency friend Jimmy Ryan (Peter Boyle).

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Hammett is a classic homage to noir films and pulp fiction produced by Francis Ford Coppola ( Apocalypse Now The Godfather) It was Wim Wenders&39; (Pina; Paris Texas) American directorial debut and received a Palme d&39;Or nomination at Cannes Based on the novel of the same name Hammett is the story of detective novel writer Dashiell Hammett investigating the mysterious disappearance of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress in San Francisco As he is thrust into a seedy world of underage hookers blackmail and murder he finds inspiration for his masterpiece novel "The Maltese Falcon"