The Maltese Falcon (1941)

8	Listal rating
8.4	IMDB rating

Film Noir (11), Mystery (10), Detective (8), 1940s (8), Thriller (6), Crime (5), 1941 (5), Film-noir (4), Betrayal (4), Noir (4), Remake (3), Usa (3), IMDb Top250 (3), Classic (3), Police (2), Kiss (2), Femme Fatale (2), B/w (2), Istanbul (2), Partner (2)

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Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed whilst tailing a man. The girl who asked him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the 'Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its k ... (more)

Directed by

John Huston

Starring (View all) :

Sam Spade

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Iva Archer

Joel Cairo

Det. Lt. Dundy

Effie Perine

Kasper Gutman

Det. Tom Polhaus

Miles Archer

Wilmer Cook

Written by (View all) :

Dashiell Hammett

(novel)

John Huston

(screenplay)

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doudouce55

film noir

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 27 11:55

This is an exceptional film noir, with superb acting performances, scriptwriting and directing.
Enough said :)

Rating : 8/10

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PvtCaboose91

Epitome of classic filmmaking.

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 21 6:29

"The stuff that dreams are made of..." The Maltese Falcon is a classic, enthralling thriller and the definitive film version of Dashiell Hammett's unforgettable novel. Adapted by John Huston (who also directed), the film marks the big break of actor Humphrey Bogart who went on to star in such beloved classics as Casablanca and The African Queen. John Huston's The Maltese Falcon is a film that has become an all-time classic, and is still considered one of the greatest movies at all time. Humphrey Bogart plays a private detective named Sam Spade. When his partner is killed under mysterious circumstances, Sam soon becomes mixed up in a murderous hunt for a valuable statuette that has been described as "the stuff dreams are made of". The fabled treasure, known as The Maltese Falcon,...Read more

Rating : 8/10