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