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The Case of Dashiell Hammett (1982)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

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The Case of Dashiell Hammett (1982)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

A one-hour public television (PBS) biography of Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "hardboiled" modern detective novel and author of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man." It follows Hammett's life from Pinkerton detective in San Francisco...See moreA one-hour public television (PBS) biography of Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "hardboiled" modern detective novel and author of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man." It follows Hammett's life from Pinkerton detective in San Francisco to his career as fiction and screen writer, companion of playwright Lillian Hellman, and leftwing political activist. The biography investigates why Hammett stopped writing at the height of his fame. Written by Stephen Talbot See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Frees Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The War of the Worlds (1953)
Joe Gores Self Self See fewer	Kojak (1973)
Lillian Hellman Self Self See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Diane Johnson Self Self See fewer	The Shining (1980)
Victor Navasky Self Self See fewer	Untitled Budd Schulberg Project
Lyle Talbot Dashiell Hammett (voice) Dashiell Hammett (voice) See fewer	The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Wim Wenders Self Self See fewer	Wings of Desire (1987)