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.

Top Cast

Frederic ForrestHammett

Peter BoyleJimmy Ryan

Marilu HennerKit Conger / Sue Alabama

Roy KinnearEnglish Eddie Hagedorn

Lydia LeiCrystal Ling

Elisha Cook Jr.Eli the Taxi Driver

David Patrick KellyThe Punk

R.G. ArmstrongLt. O'Mara