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| − | '''''The Maltese Falcon''''' is a [[Dashiell Hammett]] detective story made into a movie with [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[Peter Lorre]]. The fuss is all about a black bird supposedly encrusted with jewels under a lead coating, sought after by international criminals. | + | {{Infobox Film |
| | + | | name=The Maltese Falcon |
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| | + | | director=John Huston |
| | + | | producer=Hal B. Wallis |
| | + | | writer=Dashiell Hammett<br>John Huston |
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| | + | | starring=Humphrey Bogart<br>Mary Astor |
| | + | | music=Adolph Deutsch |
| | + | | cinematography=Arthur Edeson |
| | + | | editing=Thomas Richards |
| | + | | distributor=Warner Brothers |
| | + | | released=October 18, 1941 |
| | + | | runtime=101 min |
| | + | | country=USA |
| | + | | language=English |
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| | + | '''''The Maltese Falcon''''' is a John Huston movie released in 1941 by Warner Brothers. The film is based on the novel by [[Dashiell Hammett]]. [[Humphrey Bogart]]'s portrayal of the hard-boiled detective Sam Spade set new standards in dark, gritty crime dramas known as ''[[film noir]]'', and is considered one of the great films in history. The film was nominated for three [[Academy Award]]s: Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor. |
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| − | In the movie version, Sam Spade's partner Archer gets himself shot - and the district attorney suspects Spade of the crime. Archer gets himself mixed up with the criminals while trying to find his partner's killer: "If you let them get away with it, it's bad for business all around."
| + | ==Plot== |
| | + | A mysterious woman shows up at Spade's detective agency and asks that a man be shadowed; soon that man and Spade's partner wind up dead, with Spade handling a lying woman on one hand, dangerous men on the other, and the object of their lust in the middle: a centuries-old jewel-encrusted statuette known as the Maltese Falcon. |
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| − | The film was nominated for three [[Academy Award]]s (Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor).
| + | ==Cast== |
| | + | *[[Humphrey Bogart]] (Sam Spade) |
| | + | *Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy) |
| | + | *Peter Lorre (Joel Cairo) |
| | + | *Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman) |
| | + | *Lee Patrick (Effie Perine) |
| | + | *Ward Bond (Det. Tom Polhaus) |
| | + | *Barton MacLane (Det. Lt. Dundy) |
| | + | *Jerome Cowan (Miles Archer) |
| | + | *Gladys George (Iva Archer) |
| | + | *Elisha Cook Jr. (Wilmer Cook) |
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| | ==Links== | | ==Links== |
| − | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/ The Maltese Falcon] at the Internet Movie Database | + | *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/ The Maltese Falcon] at the Internet Movie Database |
| − | [[Category:Books]][[category:movies]] | + | *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028219/ ''Satan Met A Lady'', the second adaption of ''The Maltese Falcon'' on film] |
| | + | *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022111/ The first adaption in film, 1931] |
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