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- Also known as: The Gent from Frisco (working title)
- Release date: October 19, 1941
- Director: John Huston
- Screenwriter: John Huston
- Based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett
- Producer: Henry Blanke
- Distributor: Warner Bros.
- Run time: 101 minutes
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Humphrey Bogart stars as Detective Sam Spade in the film adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's classic mystery story.
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Plot Summary
After his partner is killed while working a case, hard-boiled detective Sam Spade (Bogart) embarks on a hunt for a mysterious falcon statue. However, Spade isn't the only one seeking the statue and is soon involved in a web of lies and double-crosses that he must unravel to discover the truth behind The Maltese Falcon.Cast
- Humphrey Bogart: Sam Spade
- Mary Astor: Brigid O'Shaughnessy
- Gladys George: Iva Archer
- Peter Lorre: Joel Cairo
- Barton MacLane: Det. Lt. Dundy
- Lee Patrick: Effie Perine
- Sydney Greenstreet: Kasper Gutman
- Ward Bond: Det. Tom Polhaus
- Jerome Cowan: Miles Archer
- Elisha Cook Jr.: Wilmer Cook
Accolades
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.Third Time's a Charm
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.-
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Review of The Maltese Falcon movie by Iulian Moisei on www.trustedopinion.com/review/1223138
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@k4thybrown oh by the way, my Maltese factoids are thus, Maltese falcon, cracking bogart movie, Maltese terriers?..pointless.
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Very old, very weird movie? My guess: "The Maltese Falcon." (Chasing after a bird statue is weird, right?) #rif120
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This movie, a parody of "The Maltese Falcon", has the distinction of being the worst film that I've ever paid money to watch.
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