Biographical look at the bombastic love affair that writers Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman shared in 1940 and 50's Hollywood. Refusing to marry, but deeply in love, the two engaged in many affairs and battled alcoholism.
Sam Shepard
as Dashiell Hammett
Judy Davis
as Lillian Hellman
David Paymer
as Arthur Kober
Laurence Luckinbill
as Joseph Rauh
Zeljko Ivanek
as Mel Berman
Bebe Neuwirth
as Dorothy Parker
Alex Fallis
as Bing Crosby
Stephanie Morgenstern
as Studio Secretary
Bill Martin
as Croupier
Barry Flatman
as Man on Train
Toby Proctor
as Delivery Boy
Maria Syrgiannis
as Girl with Hammett
