The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

  • Director: John Huston
  • Writer: John Huston,Dashiell Hammett
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 18, 1941
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: The Gent from Frisco
    • "The Maltese Falcon" is a feature film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor . It was released in the United States on October 18, 1941.
    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the detective novelist Dashiell Hammett . It tells the story of a detective who inadvertently involved in a murder case and was implicated in the statue of "The Maltese Falcon" while handling a case for his employer   .

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    • Release date October 18, 1941
    • Filming locations Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies Warner Bros.

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    Budget

    $375,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $16,511

    Movie reviews

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    • By Vella 2022-03-25 09:01:06

      It's What Dreams made of

      A film from nearly eighty years ago, although in black and white, the use of light still gives a very comfortable look. There are some actions and dialogues in the film, which seem a little contrived today, but from the perspective of the time, it should be the peak of acting skills.

      The story is actually relatively simple. I haven't read the original book, but it's hard to understand why such a short story can hold up a book. The suspense did not appear in the main line of the story,...

    • By Jamey 2022-03-25 09:01:06

      [Film Review] The Maltese Falcon (1941) 8.4/10

      Both the hallmark and harbinger of Film-Noir fad in Hollywood, John Huston's thrilling debut feature THE MALTESE FALCON boasts an intoxicating cadence of rapid-fire dialogue exchange and a hard-boiled Humphrey Bogart in one of his most iconic and alluring roles as San Franciscan shamus sam spade.

      The plot is titillatingly instigated by a demure client, who is referred by the name...

    • By Luther 2022-03-25 09:01:06

      detective

      The story takes place in the city of San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s. Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) and Archer are a pair of detectives whose mission is to shuttle between the city Landlord handling the case. One day they received a sale, and a lady commissioned them to find her missing sister. After fully understanding the relevant information, they found that the lady's sister was said to be with a mysterious man named Seth. Originally they thought it was a very simple case of tracing...

    • By Trycia 2022-03-25 09:01:06

      Handling a case

      The story takes place in the city of San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s. Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) and Archer are a pair of detectives whose mission is to shuttle between the city Landlord handling the case. One day they received a sale, and a lady commissioned them to find her missing sister. After fully understanding the relevant information, they found that the lady's sister was said to be with a mysterious man named Seth. Originally they thought it was a very simple case of tracing...

    • By Teagan 2022-03-25 09:01:06

      A compilation of teaching materials for the Eagle of Malta

      Know the movie 250 pages Professional actors don't like being stereotyped and want to broaden the scope of the play Bogart's cold-hearted detective in this film Knows the movie page 394 Theoretical aids in artistic expression Theories all have their motivations and purposes Film Art 273 Pages Continuous Editing Under the 180 Degree Principle An Example Analysis of Film Art Page 356 The Definition of Significant Depends on the Intention of the Analyst The 180° editing of this film is neither...

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    • By Ayden 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      It is really tiring to read the large dialogue, and the amount of information is still very large, but the characters are indeed pioneering, and it is indeed a landmark work. But any kind of pioneering attempt will be recorded in history, but the initial attempt must also be superficial and loopy, so this film is not...

    • By Greyson 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The pioneering work of film noir, with lines throughout. The ending is quite special. The heroine cried so much that her makeup was spent, but the hero still insisted on letting her fall, not because he didn't love you, but because you killed his good...

    • By Evangeline 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The pioneering work of film noir: dark lighting, complex characters, and a low atmosphere, American filmmakers in the war years used extremely vulgar and suspicious eyes to reflect on the Great Depression. Bogart's role is both good and evil, with a borderline image. Although he has the courage to find the truth, he does not have the gangster temperament to challenge the system and society. But he is definitely the representative of rationality and loneliness. The femme fatale makes film noir...

    • By Nannie 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      It's really hard to find a bit of warmth in this movie, everyone shows a dark side where interests come first. Sometimes there are doubts about the connection of the plot, such as Joel's raid on the detective agency. I was drowsy by the large...

    • By Amani 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      Sam seems to be some character...

    Movie plot

    The story takes place in San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s. Sam Spade ( Humphrey Bogart ) and Archer are a pair of detective partners. Their task is to shuttle between the cities in all kinds of colors. The landlord handles the case. One day they received a deal, and a noblewoman entrusted them to find her missing sister. After they fully understood the relevant information, they discovered that the lady's sister was said to be with...
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    Shooting Highlights

    At the time of filming, George Raft refused to appear in the film because of contempt for the film.
    The film's dialogue and scenes are exactly the same as the original.
    Two "Malta Eagle" statues were used in the film, because the first one was broken by Humphrey Bogart. In the film museum of Warner Bros., you can see the "Malta Eagle" in the movie. The damage to the tail was done by Bogart more than 60 years....
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    Positive review

    "Eagle of Malta" uses a film noir theme to connect mysterious beauties, inscrutable weirdos and this murder case. It requires the protagonist to unravel the layers of mystery. The film has a tight rhythm, witty dialogue, exquisite details, and impeccable performance (IT168 review)  .
    "Eagle of Malta", as the first "film noir" feature film, is regarded by scholars as the pioneering work of "film noir" (China Business Times Review)   .
    more about The Maltese Falcon Positive review

    Movie quotes

    • Spade: We didn't exactly believe your story, Miss Wonderly. We believed your 200 dollars. I mean, you paid us more than if you had been telling us the truth, and enough more to make it all right.

    • Bryan: Who killed Thursby?

      Sam Spade: I don't know.

      Bryan: Perhaps you don't, but you could make an excellent guess.

      Sam Spade: My guess might be excellent or it might be crummy, but Mrs. Spade didn't raise any children dippy enough to make guesses in front of a district attorney, and an assistant district attorney and a stenographer.

      Bryan: Why shouldn't you, if you have nothing to conceal?

      Sam Spade: Everybody has something to conceal.

      Bryan: I'm a sworn officer of the law, 24 hours a day, and neither formality nor informality justifies you withholding evidence of crime from me, except, of course, on constitutional grounds.

      Sam Spade: [ranting] Now, both you and the police have as much as accused me of being mixed up in the other night's murders. Well, I've had trouble with both of you before. And as far as I can see my best chance of clearing myself of the trouble you're trying to make for me, is by bringing in the murderers all tied up. And the only chance I've got of catching them, and tying them up, and bringing them in, is by staying as far away as possible from you and the police, because you'd only gum up the works.

      [turns to stenographer]

      Sam Spade: You getting this all right, son, or am I goin' too fast for ya?

      Stenographer: No, sir, I'm getting it all right.

      Sam Spade: Good work.

    • Kasper Gutman: You're a close-mouthed man?

      Sam Spade: Nah, I like to talk.

      Kasper Gutman: Better and better. I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously, unless you keep in practice.

      [sits back]

      Kasper Gutman: Now, sir. We'll talk, if you like. I'll tell you right out, I am a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk.

      Sam Spade: Swell. Will we talk about the black bird?

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