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The Maltese Falcon

31 Ratings: 4.7

1941 motion picture starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor and Sydney Greenstreet.

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 Warner Bros. film written and directed by John Huston, based on the novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, and starring Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade, Mary Astor as his femme fatale client, Sydney … see full wiki

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Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet

Director: John Huston

Release Date: October 3, 1941

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review by drifter51. February 01, 2009

posted in Classic Silver Screen Film Reviews!

Bizaare tale surrounding one man's quest for the long lost Golden Falcon.

John Huston's debut as a director is a gem. In fact, "The Maltese Falcon" has been included on many lists as one of the greatest films of all-time. Humprhey Bogart stars as detective Samuel Spade who along with his partner Miles Archer (Jerome Cowan) are engaged by the stunningly beautiful Ruth Wonderly (Mary Astor) to assist her in locating her sister. But Wunderly has completely misrepresented her situation to the boys and is involved in something far more sinister. … more

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review by Robert1936. July 17, 2003

posted in Movie Hype

Who dunnit? Who cares?

There are so many archetypes in this film because it is based on one of several books written by Dashiell Hammett who invested detective fiction with so many innovations of his own. The result is a delightful film in which private investigator Sam Spade (Bogart) attempts to answer a series of questions which somehow seem much more important to him than they do to those who see this film. The screenplay is based on one of Hammett's novels and was written by John Huston. This is also the first film … more

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