The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Movie Details

Original Title The Maltese Falcon

Original Language EN

Budget $375,000

Revenue $1,772,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.7

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Samuel Spade

Popularity: 1.1

Mary Astor

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Popularity: 2.5

Gladys George

Iva Archer

Popularity: 0.3

Peter Lorre

Joel Cairo

Popularity: 2.2

Barton MacLane

Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Popularity: 0.4

Lee Patrick

Effie Perine

Popularity: 0.9

Sydney Greenstreet

Kasper Gutman

Popularity: 1.1

Ward Bond

Det. Tom Polhaus

Popularity: 1.8

Jerome Cowan

Miles Archer

Popularity: 0.3

Elisha Cook Jr.

Wilmer Cook

Popularity: 0.6

James Burke

Luke

Popularity: 0.4

Murray Alper

Frank Richman

Popularity: 1.2

Key Crew

Director John Huston

Screenplay John Huston

Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis

Editor Thomas Richards

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Sam Spade is Caught in the Middle of Two Murders | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | TCM

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Danny Huston on THE MALTESE FALCON ('41)

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Reviews from TMDB

barrymost 10/10

Aug 7, 2019

This is one of the rare and shining examples of film-making at its absolute finest. As close to perfect as you can get in movies, it's a masterpiece not only of its genre, but of all genres, for all time. The ensemble cast headed by the great Humphrey Bogart is spectacular, as is the flawless dire ... Read more

John Chard 10/10

Sep 24, 2019

The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. Sam Spade is a tough private detective who gets involved in a murderous hunt for The Maltese Falcon, a legendary statuette thought to contain diamonds. What can I possibly say about this version of The Maltese Falcon that hasn't been said, writte ... Read more

Peter McGinn 7/10

May 29, 2021

This is a pretty good movie that ages fairly well, but I do not feel compelled to pour superlatives down over as most reviews do, both critics and regular viewers. The actors look like they are having fun with it and this classic movie is worth watching just because of that. The dialogue, which I li ... Read more