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 Hammett DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Wim Wenders / Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Francis Ford Coppola American Zoetrope |
| Written by | Joe Gores (novel) Thomas Pope (adaptation) Dennis O'Flaherty Ross Thomas |
| Starring | Frederic Forrest Peter Boyle Marilu Henner Roy Kinnear |
| Music by | John Barry |
| Cinematography | Joseph Biroc |
| Editing by | Janice Hampton Marc Laub Robert Q. Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, American Zoetrope is the name of the studio founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, named after a Zoetrope Coppola was given in the late Ross Thomas may refer to Ross Thomas (author Ross Thomas (actor, actor known for his role as Bailey in Beyond the Break Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr (born December 23, 1936) is an Academy Award nominated American actor Peter Lawrence "Pete" Boyle ( October 18, 1935 &ndash December 12, 2006) was an American Actor. Marilu Lucy Henner (born April 6 1952) is an American actress, producer and New York Times best-selling author Roy Mitchell Kinnear ( January 8, 1934 &ndash September 20, 1988) was a prolific English Character actor. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC ( February 12, 1903 - September 7, 1996) was a highly successful film and television Cinematographer Lovett Randy Roberts |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | May 1982 (Cannes Film Festival) |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Hammett is a 1982 homage to noir films and pulp fiction directed by Wim Wenders. Orion Pictures Corporation was an American company that produced movies from 1978 until 1998 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, The film is a fictionalized story about writer Dashiell Hammett, based on the novel of the same name by Joe Gores. Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( May 27, 1894 — January 10, 1961) was an American Author of Hardboiled detective
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, finds himself drawn back into his old life one last time by the irresistible call of friendship and to honor a debt. "We Never Sleep" the famous motto of the Pinkerton Agency redirects here
German director Wenders was hired by Francis Ford Coppola to direct this film, which was to be his American debut feature. Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, "But," according to one source, "by the time the final version was released in 1982, only 30 percent of Wenders' footage remained, and the rest was completely reshot by Coppola, whose mere 'executive producer' credit is just a technicality. "[1] Wenders made a short film called Reverse Angle documenting his disputes with Coppola surrounding the making of Hammett. As the A. V. Club review states, "A Coppola or Wenders commentary track might have sorted things out a bit—or at least settled an old score—but the bare-bones DVD release leaves viewers with a fascinating mess. "[2] The reviewer, though, never says what the source of his information is, and the question of the degree and nature of Coppola's involvement in the directing of the film remains open.
Casting
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 allegedly because the lengthy production conflicted with other commitments. Brian Keith (November 14 1921 – June 24 1997 was an American stage film and television actor Keith can be seen in some long shots in the film. [3]
A number of actors from the "Golden Age" of Hollywood were cast in the film, including Hank Worden, Royal Dano, and Elisha Cook, Jr. (who played Wilmer the gunsel in John Huston's 1941 film The Maltese Falcon). Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden) ( 23 July 1901 Rolfe Iowa - 6 December 1992 Los Angeles California Royal Dano ( November 16, 1922 – May 15, 1994) was an American film and television character actor Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr ( December 26, 1903 was an American actor who made a career out of playing cowardly villains and neurotics earning him the nickname "Hollywood's John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 Detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine " Black Mask "
References
- ^ Noel Murray (2005-11-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Hammett review. The Onion A. V. Club. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Noel Murray (2005-11-16). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Hammett review. The Onion A. V. Club. Retrieved on 2008-03-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor
- ^ Synopsis of the film and its production at Zoetrope Studios site
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