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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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Reviews Counted:40

Fresh:40

Rotten:0

Average Rating:9/10

Consensus: Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs -- as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest.

Runtime: 4 hrs 12 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: 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... 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, the perfumed Mr. Cairo, and the scheming Fat Man. John 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. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), and Best Screenplay. 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). [More]

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Elisha Cook, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Jerome Cowan, James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton, Emory Parnell, Robert Homans, Creighton Hale, Charles Drake, William Hopper, Hank Mann, Jack Mower

Director: John Huston

Director: John Huston
Producer: Henry Blanke
Screenwriter: John Huston
Story: Dashiell Hammett
Composer: Adolph Deutsch

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Sam Spade é o personagem definitivo de Bogart: cínico, arrogante, frio e cruel, Spade possui todas as características do típico herói dos filmes noir.

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01/10/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It's rare when you get everything to work so well as it does in this pic.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/08/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Huston's curdled view of humanity (especially women) is already evident in his debut film, a punchy and redoubtable exercise in mystery.

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08/17/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

Mr. Huston gives promise of becoming one of the smartest directors in the field.

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05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times

No review available.

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12/25/02
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

No review available.

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11/12/02
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
Showbizz.net

The definitive Sam Spade portrayal.

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10/28/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Classic detective film, but not quite the masterpiece it's supposed to be

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10/02/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

This is no ordinary tale of crime and detection.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine

One of the most interesting aspects of this classic movie is the way that Sam Spade thinks though the moral dilemmas.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
04/20/02
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

A true masterpiece.

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09/17/01
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Film noir at its finest.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
06/27/01
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Among the movies we not only love but treasure, The Maltese Falcon stands as a great divide.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
06/06/01
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A seminal moment in the development of what would come to be known as film noir.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The perfect movie experience.

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01/01/00
Empire Magazine

It's the stuff that dreams are made of.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

It's close enough to a perfect film, but it is not one.

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01/01/00
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A must-see for anyone who wants to see a classic film the way they used to make 'em.

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01/01/00
Matt Easterbrook
Matt Easterbrook
Matt's Movie Reviews

Gets my vote for the greatest piece of American film noir, simply because everything about it is so flawless.

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01/01/00
Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
rec.arts.movies.reviews

The Maltese Falcon (1941) is one of the most popular classic detective mysteries ever made, and one of the first in the dark film noir genre.

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Tim Dirks
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