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The Case of Dashiell Hammett
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
- Paul Frees as Narrator (voice)
- Lyle Talbot as Dashiell Hammett
- Dashiell Hammett
- Lillian Hellman
Details
- Director
- Stephen Talbot
- Released
- October 1, 1982
- Runtime
- 1h
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studio
- KQED
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 from 2 votes
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