THE MALTESE FALCON
"THE MALTESE FALCON" (1941)
MY THOUGHTS ... The film, notable for its cast, crisp dialogue, and dramatic cinematography, was John Huston's directorial debut. Some have called this film, the first major work of the noir style and the greatest detective movie ever made! I saw it for the first time, earlier today, and enjoyed it very much!!
SYNOPSIS: "In this noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for, when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor). As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese Falcon."
STARRING: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.
SCREENPLAY BY: John Huston and Dashiell Hammett.
DIRECTED BY: John Huston
ACADEMY AWARDS: Nominated for 3 Academy Awards but didn't win any.
OTHER AWARDS: Nominated for 5 additional awards, from various entities, and won 4 of them. In 1989 it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
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