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  • American Masters Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer (Season 13, Episode 6)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

American Masters

Dashiell Hammett: Detective, Writer (Season 13, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History
Unlike the intellectualized mysteries of earlier detective novels, Hammett's less-than-glamorous realism transformed the genre into a serious response to the urban culture of the times.
Director
Joshua Waletzky
Producer
Margaret Smilow
Cinematographer
Kramer Morgenthau
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Status
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Updated Jun 30, 1999
Release date
Jun 30, 1999 (United States)
Awards
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Won 27 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 31 wins & 81 nominations

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