Guide Note

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film adaptation of the Dashiell Hammett novel of the same name. The story centers on private detective Sam Spade and his search for a mysterious item known as the Maltese Falcon.

The film marks John Huston's directorial debut and was nominated for three Academy Awards. The film has been named one of the greatest American films of all time by critic Roger Ebert and was cited by the French Panorama de Film Noir Americain as the first example of film noir.

The 1941 film was actually the third version of Hammet's novel to be turned into film. The first film version of The Maltese Falcon was released in 1931 with Ricardo Cortez in the lead role. The second version, Satan Met a Lady, was a very loose, comedic adaptation released in 1936 with Warren William and a young Bette Davis.

Fast Facts

Directed by John Huston
Released: October 3, 1941
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet
In 1989, the Library of Congress preserved the film in the United States National Film Registry

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