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The Case of Dashiell Hammett

10/01/1982

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1hr 0min

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Documentary

STORY

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 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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Paul Frees
  • Lyle Talbot
  • Dashiell Hammett
  • Lillian Hellman

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

      Production Countries

    LANGUAGES

    • English

    Cast

    Paul Frees

    Narrator (voice)

    Lyle Talbot

    Dashiell Hammett

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