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.
Cast
Frederic Forrest
Hammett
Peter Boyle
Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
The Punk
R.G. Armstrong
Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford
Detective Bradford
Jack Nance
Gary Salt
Michael Chow
Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney
Donaldina Cameron
Elmer Kline
Doc Fallon
Royal Dano
Pops
Samuel Fuller
Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
Barber
Fox Harris
Frank the News Vendor
Rose Wong
Chinese Laundress
Liz Roberson
Lady in the Library
Jean-François Ferreol
French Sailor
Alison Hong
Young Chinese Girl
Patricia Kong
Chinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa Lu
Miss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew Winner
Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
Pool Room Attendant
Christopher Day
Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
Man in Boardroom #1
Ben Breslauer
Man in Boardroom #2
James Brodhead
Man in Boardroom #3
John Hamilton
Man in Boardroom #4
John T. Spiotta
Man in Boardroom #5
Ross Thomas
Man in Boardroom #6
Crew
Wim Wenders
Director
Thomas Pope
Adaptation
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Ross Thomas
Screenplay
Joe Gores
Novel
Janice Hampton
Editor
Marc Laub
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor, Music Editor
Randy Roberts
Editor
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Ronald Colby
First Assistant Director, Producer, Unit Production Manager
Arne Schmidt
First Assistant Director
David Valdes
Second Assistant Director
Dan Attias
Second Assistant Director
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Production Coordinator
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
Don Guest
Producer
Fred Roos
Producer
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Frederic J. Smith
Camera Operator
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Barbara Johnson
Casting
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
April Ferry
Costumer
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Mary Keats
Hairstylist
Jeff Angell
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor
John Duffy
Sound Editor
Bob Johnston
Sound Editor
Randy Kelley
Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Sound Editor
James E. Webb
Sound Editor, Sound Mixer
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Chris McLaughlin
Boom Operator
Darcy Vebber
Boom Operator
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Joe Lombardi
Special Effects
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Vince Melandri
Dialogue Editor
Jill Demby Guest
Dialogue Editor
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Steven Potter
Set Decoration
James J. Murakami
Set Designer
Robert C. Goldstein
Set Designer
Jack Harris
Still Photographer
Morgan Renard
Still Photographer
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Lloyd Nelson
Script Supervisor
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Shaw Jr.
Property Master
Douglas E. Madison
Property Master
Philip H. Lathrop
Additional Photography
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Pete G. Papanickolas
Key Grip
Robert Woodside
Gaffer
Larry Gilhooly
Gaffer
Robert Huddleston
Unit Production Manager
Barry Malkin
Supervising Editor
Leon Ericksen
Art Direction
Angelo P. Graham
Art Direction
Gary Fettis
Leadman
Alex Tavoularis
Graphic Designer
Dennis Gassner
Graphic Designer
