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
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Second Unit Director
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Sound Mixer
Sound Editor
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Sound Editor
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Sound Editor
Costume Design
Hairstylist
Screenplay
Editor
Hairstylist
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Editor
Production Design
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Producer
Sound Editor
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Sound Editor
Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Director
Sound Mixer
Still Photographer
Casting
Associate Producer
Set Designer
Novel
Casting
First Assistant Director
Stunt Coordinator
Leadman
Key Grip
Second Assistant Director
Additional Photography
Boom Operator
Special Effects
Graphic Designer
Second Assistant Director
Dialogue Editor
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Casting
Property Master
Production Coordinator
Boom Operator
Dialogue Editor
Key Grip
Gaffer
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Unit Production Manager
Still Photographer
Supervising Editor
Set Designer
Graphic Designer
Property Master
Special Effects
Music Editor
Camera Operator
Script Supervisor
Original Music Composer
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