The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
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Film / 1982
Hammett
Directed by
Wim Wenders
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.
The story
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.
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
Richard BradfordDetective Bradford
Jack NanceGary Salt
Michael ChowFong Wei Tau
Sylvia SidneyDonaldina Cameron
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Elmer KlineDoc Fallon
Royal DanoPops
Samuel FullerOld Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd KinoBarber
Fox HarrisFrank the News Vendor
Rose WongChinese Laundress
Liz RobersonLady in the Library
Jean-François FerreolFrench Sailor
Alison HongYoung Chinese Girl
Patricia KongChinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa LuMiss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew WinnerBank Guard
Kenji ShibuyaChinese Bouncer
James QuinnFong's Guard
Mark AngerBartender in Cookies' Bar
James DevneyPolice Projectionist
Hank WordenPool Room Attendant
Christopher DayNeighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley RushNeighborhood Kid #2
Chris AlcaideMan in Boardroom #1
Ben BreslauerMan in Boardroom #2
James BrodheadMan in Boardroom #3
John HamiltonMan in Boardroom #4
John T. SpiottaMan in Boardroom #5
Ross ThomasMan in Boardroom #6
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