Dash and Lilly (1999)

8.7/10 • 100 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

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.

Cast

Sam Shepard

Dashiell Hammett

Judy Davis

Lillian Hellman

David Paymer

Arthur Kober

Laurence Luckinbill

Joseph Rauh

Željko Ivanek

Mel Berman

Bebe Neuwirth

Dorothy Parker

Stephanie Morgenstern

Studio Secretary

Barry Flatman

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Maria Syrgiannis

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Stephanie Belding

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Boyd Banks

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Ned Eisenberg

Bob Constantine

Barbara Gordon

Society Matron

Marie Dame

"Children's Hour" Actress #1

Victor A. Young

Harvey Chernoff

Mark Zimmerman

Walter Winchell

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