Hammett (1982) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Wim Wenders.

Cast

• Frederic Forrest as Hammett
• Peter Boyle as Jimmy Ryan
• Marilu Henner as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
• Roy Kinnear as English Eddie Hagedorn
• Lydia Lei as Crystal Ling
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Eli the Taxi Driver
• David Patrick Kelly as The Punk
• R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara
• Richard Bradford as Detective Bradford
• Jack Nance as Gary Salt
• Michael Chow as Fong Wei Tau
• Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron
• Elmer Kline as Doc Fallon
• Royal Dano as Pops
• Samuel Fuller as Old Man in Pool Hall
• Lloyd Kino as Barber
• Fox Harris as Frank the News Vendor
• Rose Wong as Chinese Laundress
• Liz Roberson as Lady in the Library
• Jean-François Ferreol as French Sailor
• Alison Hong as Young Chinese Girl
• Patricia Kong as Chinese Girl in Fong's
• Lisa Lu as Miss Cameron's Assistant
• Andrew Winner as Bank Guard
• Kenji Shibuya as Chinese Bouncer
• James Quinn as Fong's Guard
• Mark Anger as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
• James Devney as Police Projectionist
• Hank Worden as Pool Room Attendant
• Christopher Day as Neighborhood Kid #1
• Ciceley Rush as Neighborhood Kid #2
• Chris Alcaide as Man in Boardroom #1
• Ben Breslauer as Man in Boardroom #2
• James Brodhead as Man in Boardroom #3
• John Hamilton as Man in Boardroom #4
• John T. Spiotta as Man in Boardroom #5
• Ross Thomas as Man in Boardroom #6

Crew

• Wim Wenders — Director
• Dennis O'Flaherty — Screenplay
• Ronald Colby — Producer
• Fred Roos — Producer
• Joseph F. Biroc — Director of Photography
• Ross Thomas — Screenplay
• Don Guest — Producer
• Joe Gores — Novel
• John Barry — Original Music Composer

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