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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.
The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film noir with screenplay by and directed by John Huston in his directorial debut, and based on Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel of the same name. It stars Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor and co-starring Gladys George, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. Detective Sam Spade gets in over his head when becomes involved with three untrustworthy adventurers, all of whom ...
The Maltese Falcon (1941) “Huston made from Falcon one of the classics of dark cinema, a film adaptation that is not only ‘faithful’ but also constitutive of his own signature.” James Naremore, Literature/Film Quarterly, 1973 Hollywood had already made two lukewarm attempts to film Dashiell Hammett’s story, but in 1941 everything fell ...
The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film noir based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. It was directed by John Huston and was his directorial debut. The film follows the story of a San Francisco private detective named Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart) and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are trying to obtain a valuable jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.
In the years prior to the making of The Maltese Falcon, John Huston had established a solid reputation as a screenwriter, on such films as Raoul Walsh's High Sierra (1941) and Howard Hawks's Sergeant York (1941). Huston was keen to start making films and it was Howard Hawks who suggested he try an adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel The ...
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