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
The Maltese Falcon
He's a Killer When He Hates!
1941 · 1h 40m · Approved
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
John Huston
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The Maltese Falcon
Overview
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 and cast
- John Huston Director
- Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade
- Mary Astor as Brigid O'Shaughnessy
- Gladys George as Iva Archer
- Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo
- Barton MacLane as Det. Lt. Dundy
- Lee Patrick as Effie Perine
- Sydney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman
- Ward Bond as Det. Tom Polhaus
- Jerome Cowan Cast
- Elisha Cook Jr. Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
99%
Tomatometer
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
Fresh
This is one of the best examples of actionful and suspenseful melodramatic story telling in cinematic form.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Who can argue with Bogart's glower or Mary Astor in her ratty fur?
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Filmed almost entirely in interiors, it presents a claustrophobic world animated by betrayal, perversion and pain.
Derek Adams, Time Out
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