Paul Frees
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Synopsis
A one-hour public television (PBS) biography of Dashiell Hammett, creator of the "hardboiled" modern detective novel and author of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man." It follows Hammett's life from Pinkerton detective in San Francisco to his career as fiction and screen writer, companion of playwright Lillian Hellman, and leftwing political activist. The biography investigates why Hammett stopped writing at the height of his fame.
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Lyle Talbot
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
Lillian Hellman
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The Case of Dashiell Hammett was released in 1982.
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The Case of Dashiell Hammett has a runtime of 1h.
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The Case of Dashiell Hammett is classified as Documentary.