About this title: Director Wim Wenders made his American film bow with the ultra-stylish Hammett. Based on the speculative novel by Joe Gores, the story concerns real-life detective novelist Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forest), who early in his career is involved in a complex mystery that will profoundly influence his later works. While hacking away for pulp magazines, Hammett is asked by Jimmy Ryan (Peter Boyle), his old boss at the Pinkerton agency (and the model for the writer's "Continental Op" character), to help out on a particularly difficult case. Before long, Hammett is prowling the nooks and crannies ...
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Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Date: 11/01/2005
UPC:097361548647
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Paramount
Date: 11/01/2005
UPC:097361548647
Description: R.G. Armstrong, Peter Boyle, Richard Bradford, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano. New. 1982 Run time: 97. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Description: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Elisha Cook, R. G. Armstrong, Richard Bradford, Roy Kinnear, Lydia Lei, Sylvia... Very good in good packaging. 1983 Run time: 97. read more
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