Private eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.Private eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.Private eye investigates diamond theft, and becomes involved with an ancient family curse.
- Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaThere is no character named "Hamilton Nash" in the original novel (nor any other story by Dashiell Hammett). The detective hero of the novel is the unnamed "Continental Op" who features in many Hammett stories, and who is a slightly overweight man of below average height (about 5' 6"). James Coburn plays an operative of the Continental Detective agency, but there the resemblance ends. Coburn is made up to resemble the author Dashiell Hammett.
- Alternate versionsThe production produced both a feature length cut and mini-series versions of the story. The mini-series was made first for television then a feature length cut was produced for home video.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)
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I'm not surprised other reviewers found this mini-series confusing if they watched this video version: it has over half the scenes cut from it. The original series ran over four nights at six hours. Minus the commercial time, it clocks in at just over 4 1/2 hours. This video release is only 2 hours, 17 minutes long (despite the fact that the box says 193 minutes!)
In it's original form, it's a near masterpiece of mood, style, and suspense with a terrific cast. Every time you think the mystery has been solved, a new mystery begins. And unlike most mystery movies today, when you finally arrive at the end and learn who the real villain is, it all makes perfect sense.
So if you ever have a chance to catch it on some cable station, or if the DVD ever comes out, don't miss it. But skip the ripoff video!
In it's original form, it's a near masterpiece of mood, style, and suspense with a terrific cast. Every time you think the mystery has been solved, a new mystery begins. And unlike most mystery movies today, when you finally arrive at the end and learn who the real villain is, it all makes perfect sense.
So if you ever have a chance to catch it on some cable station, or if the DVD ever comes out, don't miss it. But skip the ripoff video!
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- Dashiell Hammett's The Dain Curse
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- Easton, Pennsylvania, USA(interiors)
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