The Case of Dashiell Hammett
1982, English. Directed by Stephen Talbot.
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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- 1 October 1982
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The Case of Dashiell Hammett isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Case of Dashiell Hammett?
The Case of Dashiell Hammett (1982) was directed by Stephen Talbot and stars Paul Frees, Lyle Talbot, Dashiell Hammett.