The Maltese Falcon

The Film:   from Warner Brothers Directed by John Huston Starring Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy) Gladys George (Iva Archer) Peter Lorre (Joel Cairo) Barton MacLane (Detective Lieutenant Dundy) Lee Patrick (Effie Perine) Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman) Ward Bond (Detective Tom Polhaus) Jerome Cowan (Miles Archer) Elisha Cook Jr (Wilmer Cook) James Burke (Luke) Murray Alper (Frank Richman) John Hamilton (Attorney Bryan) Written by Dashiell Hammett (novel) John Huston Original music by Adolph Deutsch Hard-drinking private eye Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) sleuths the backyard of San Francisco in search of an elusive black bird statuette while evading the setups of three disparate miscreants: the duplicitous Brigid (Mary Astor), the perfumed Mr. Cairo (Peter Lorre), and the scheming Fat Man. Huston's brilliant directorial debut is aided by first-rate performances, excellent camera work, as well as the director's acute attention to detail while shooting the film. Based on the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett. Previous versions of the story were filmed in 1931 (a.k.a. "Dangerous Female") and in 1936 (as "Satan Met a Lady," starring Bette Davis), and poorly redone in 1975 ("The Black Bird"). Books and more: The Maltese Falcon (VHS Tape) The Maltese Falcon (DVD) The Maltese Falcon (Vintage Crime) by Dashiell Hammett, Jeff Stone The Maltese Falcon (hardcover) by Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon : John Huston, Director by William Luhr, John Huston Movie Posters Classic Movie Posters Search For Posters! John Huston's Filmmaking by Lesley Brill An Open Book by John Huston Reflections in a Male Eye: John Huston and the American Experience (hardcover) by John Huston, Gaylyn Studlar, David Desser Reflections in a Male Eye: John Huston and the American Experience (paperback) by John Huston, Gaylyn Studlar, David Desser Bogart by A. M. Sperber, Eric Lax Bogart : A Life in Hollywood by Jeffrey Meyers Bogart : In Search of My Father by Stephen Humphrey Bogart, Gary Provost, Lauren Bacall The Complete Films of Humphrey Bogart by Clifford McCarty, Lauren Bacall, Clifford McCarthy  Search "The Maltese Falcon" @ Amazon.com Previous AFI 100 Film 22. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Next AFI 100 Film 24. Raging Bull (1980) RaveCentral Home | Top 100 Films | recent releases | coming attractions | soundtracks | features | software | feedback

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