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The Maltese Falcon
A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics!
A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics!
Crime, Mystery, Thriller - 1941
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A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Director:
,
John Huston
Cast:
,
Peter Lorre
,
Elisha Cook Jr.
,
Humphrey Bogart
,
Sydney Greenstreet
,
Ward Bond
,
Lee Patrick
,
Mary Astor
,
Gladys George
,
Barton MacLane
,
Jerome Cowan

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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
18 Oct 1941
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$375,000
Revenue:
$1,772,000
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 5 wins & 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Filmed almost entirely in interiors, it presents a claustrophobic world animated by betrayal, perversion and pain.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Who can argue with Bogart's glower or Mary Astor in her ratty fur?
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
16 Oct 2007
fresh:
This is one of the best examples of actionful and suspenseful melodramatic story telling in cinematic form.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
8 Apr 2008
fresh:
The Maltese Falcon is among the most important and influential movies to emerge from the Hollywood system -- as significant in some ways as its contemporary, Citizen Kane.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
10 Jun 2008
fresh:
The Maltese Falcon is the first crime melodrama with finish, speed and bang to come along in what seems ages.
– Otis Ferguson,
The New Republic,
29 Aug 2012
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