"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."
Frederic Forrest
as Hammett
Peter Boyle
as Jimmy Ryan
Marilu Henner
as Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
Roy Kinnear
as English Eddie Hagedorn
Lydia Lei
as Crystal Ling
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Eli the Taxi Driver
David Patrick Kelly
as The Punk
R.G. Armstrong
as Lt. O'Mara
Richard Bradford
as Detective Bradford
Jack Nance
as Gary Salt
Michael Chow
as Fong Wei Tau
Sylvia Sidney
as Donaldina Cameron
Elmer Kline
as Doc Fallon
Royal Dano
as Pops
Samuel Fuller
as Old Man in Pool Hall
Lloyd Kino
as Barber
Fox Harris
as Frank the News Vendor
Rose Wong
as Chinese Laundress
Liz Roberson
as Lady in the Library
Jean-François Ferreol
as French Sailor
Alison Hong
as Young Chinese Girl
Patricia Kong
as Chinese Girl in Fong's
Lisa Lu
as Miss Cameron's Assistant
Andrew Winner
as Bank Guard
Kenji Shibuya
as Chinese Bouncer
James Quinn
as Fong's Guard
Mark Anger
as Bartender in Cookies' Bar
James Devney
as Police Projectionist
Hank Worden
as Pool Room Attendant
Christopher Day
as Neighborhood Kid #1
Ciceley Rush
as Neighborhood Kid #2
Chris Alcaide
as Man in Boardroom #1
Ben Breslauer
as Man in Boardroom #2
James Brodhead
as Man in Boardroom #3
John Hamilton
as Man in Boardroom #4
John T. Spiotta
as Man in Boardroom #5
Ross Thomas
as Man in Boardroom #6
Wim Wenders
Director
April Ferry
Costumer
Francis Ford Coppola
Second Unit Director
Dennis O'Flaherty
Screenplay
Ronald Colby
Producer
Don Guest
Fred Roos
Executive Producer
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Janice Hampton
Editor
Marc Laub
Robert Q. Lovett
Randy Roberts
Dean Tavoularis
Production Design
Leon Ericksen
Art Direction
Angelo P. Graham
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Steven Potter
Ruth Morley
Costume Design
Jeff Angell
Makeup Artist
Thomas Tuttle
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Mary Keats
John Duffy
Sound Editor
Richard Bryce Goodman
Sound Mixer
Bob Johnston
Randy Kelley
Andrew London
Supervising Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wylie Stateman
James E. Webb
Joe Gores
Novel
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Robert Huddleston
First Assistant Director
Arne Schmidt
David Valdes
Second Assistant Director
Daniel Attias
Philip H. Lathrop
Additional Photography
Gary Fettis
Leadman
James J. Murakami
Set Designer
Robert C. Goldstein
Alex Tavoularis
Graphic Designer
Dennis Gassner
Chris McLaughlin
Boom Operator
Darcy Vebber
Vince Melandri
Dialogue Editor
Jill Demby Guest
Music Editor
Jack Harris
Still Photographer
Morgan Renard
Bill Johnson
Camera Operator
Frederic J. Smith
Carl Manoogian
Key Grip
Pete G. Papanickolas
Robert Woodside
Gaffer
Larry Gilhooly
Joanie Blum
Script Supervisor
Lloyd Nelson
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Barbara Johnson
Tom Shaw Jr.
Property Master
Douglas E. Madison
Teri Fettis-D'Ovidio
Production Coordinator
Howard Jensen
Special Effects
Joe Lombardi
Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator
Mona Skager
Associate Producer
Barry Malkin
Supervising Editor
Thomas Pope
Adaptation