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The Case of Dashiell Hammett
1982 | 60m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Talbot |
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| Writer: | Stephen Talbot |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1982 |
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| Director: | Stephen Talbot |
| Writer: | Stephen Talbot |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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Updated: Feb 19, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Paul Frees | Narrator (voice) |
| Lyle Talbot | Dashiell Hammett |
| Dashiell Hammett | |
| Lillian Hellman |
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| Stephen Talbot | Writer, Director |
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