Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,349 playable programmes from the BBC

* Hammett

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Fact meets fiction in this story derived from the life of crime writer
Dashiell Hammett , famous for The Maltese Falcon and The
Thin Man. Starring
Frederic Forrest San Francisco, 1928: Hammett, a Pinkerton detective turned author, is caught up in a murder mystery involving an ex-partner in detection and a missing teenage Chinese girl.
Director Wim Wenders
* FILMS: pages 31-36

Contributors

Unknown:
Dashiell Hammett
Unknown:
Frederic Forrest
Director:
Wim Wenders
Hammett:
Frederic Forrest
Jimmy Ryan:
Peter Boyle
Kit Conger:
Marilu Henner
Sue Alabama:
Marilu Henner
English Eddie Hagedorn:
Roy Kinnear
Eli taxi driver:
Elisha Cook Jr
Crystal Ling.:
Lydia Lei
Lt O'Mara:
R G Armstrong
Detective Bradford:
Richaro Bradford
Fong Wei Tau.:
Michael Chow
Punk:
David Patrick Kelly
Donaldina Cameron:
Sylvia Sidney
Gary Salt:
Jack Nance
Source: Radio Times

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More