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    The Maltese Falcon

    1941 · Crime drama · 1h 40m

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  1. The Maltese Falcon: Directed by John Huston. With Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre. San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.

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      The two men are partners, but Sam doesn't like Miles much. A...

  2. The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir in which a San Francisco private detective deals with three unscrupulous adventurers, all seeking a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette. Written and directed by John Huston [3] in his directorial debut, the film was based on the 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett and is a remake of the ...

  3. Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon had already been made into a movie twice before its most well known version was created in 1941 and became an American cinema classic. The Maltese Falcon (1941) was John Huston's directorial debut, and it made quite an impression on audiences and critics alike. George Raft, a Warner Bros ...

    • John Huston
    • Humphrey Bogart
  4. Overview. A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. John Huston. Dashiell Hammett. Written by John Chard on September 24, 2019.

  5. May 13, 2001 · Among the movies we not only love but treasure, “The Maltese Falcon” stands as a great divide. Consider what was true after its release in 1941 and was not true before: (1) The movie defined Humphrey Bogart's performances for the rest of his life; his hard-boiled Sam Spade rescued him from a decade of middling roles in B gangster movies and ...

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