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Encyclopedia > Hammett
Hammett

Hammett DVD cover
Directed by Wim Wenders
Written by Joe Gores (novel)
Thomas Pope (adaptation)
Dennis O'Flaherty
Ross Thomas
Starring Frederic Forrest
Peter Boyle
Marilu Henner
Music by John Barry
Cinematography Joseph Biroc
Release date(s) May 1982 (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time 95 min
Language English
IMDb profile
For the chemistry relation, see Hammett equation.

Hammett is a 1982 stylized homage to noir and pulp fiction directed by Wim Wenders. The film is a fictionalized story about writer Dashiell Hammett, based on the novel Hammett by Joe Gores. Image File history File links Hammett_DVD_cover. ... Wim Wenders at Cannes, 2002. ... Frederic Forrest (born December 23, 1936 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American actor. ... Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor. ... Marilu Denise Cecilia Henner, commonly known as Marilu Henner, (born April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actress and producer. ... John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on November 3, 1933 in York, England) is considered one of the Big Four of modern film composers (the others being John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and Henry Mancini). ... Joseph F. Biroc (February 12, 1903-September 7, 1996) was a highly successful film and television cinematographer. ... // January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... The Hammett equation in organic chemistry describes a free-energy relationship relating reaction rates and equilibrium constants for many reactions involving benzene derivatives with ortho- and para-substituents to each other with just two parameters: a substituent constant and a reaction constant [1]. This equation was developed and published by... Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. ...


Hammett, trying to put his Pinkerton detective days behind him while establishing himself as a writer, and dealing with induced tuberculosis and the alcoholism that will plague him almost to the end of his days, he finds himself drawn back into his old life one last time by the irresistible call of friendship and to honor a debt. Pinkerton guards escort strikebreakers in Buchtel, Ohio, 1884 The Pinkerton National Detective Agency is a private U.S. security guard and detective agency established by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. ...


German director Wenders was hired by Francis Ford Coppola to direct this film, which was to be his American debut feature. But by the time the final version was released in 1982, only 30 percent of Wenders' footage remained, and the rest had been completely reshot by Coppola. [1] Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five time Academy Award winning American film director, producer, and screenwriter. ...


Trivia

  • Actors Forrest and Henner were married during the long production of the film, then divorced shortly after in 1983.
  • Peter Boyle took over the role of Jimmy Ryan from Brian Keith, who left alledgedly because the lengthy production conflicted with other commitments. Keith can be seen in some long shots in the film. [2]
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Dashiell Hammett, page 01 A short biography (1359 words)
Hammett soon became a favorite with the readers, but his paychecks were miniscule; the pulp magazines of the day paid about a penny a word.
Hammett’s work sold well, but in the context of “detective novels,” which were then considered inferior to “real literature.” The critical success of Falcon helped to erase that stigma.
Ironically, it was during this period that Hammett was at the height of his fame as a writer, despite the fact that he wasn’t writing much of anything.
Dashiel Hammett (1399 words)
Dashiell Hammett was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, as the son of Richard Hammett, a farmer and politician.
Hammettдs mother, Annie Bond Dashiell, was trained a nurse, but was at home most of the time looking after her three children.
Hammett was first married to nurse Josephine Dolan, whom he met in the Cushman Institutel in the early 1920s.
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