The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)
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The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston[3] in his directorial debut, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett and indebted to the 1931 movie of the same name.[4][5][6] It stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his femme fatale client. Gladys George, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet co-star, with the last appearing in his film debut. The story follows a San Francisco private detective and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette.[3]
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Screenplay by | John Huston |
| Based on | The Maltese Falcon 1930 novel by Dashiell Hammett |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson[N 1] |
| Edited by | Thomas Richards |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $375,000[2][N 2] |
| Box office | $1.8 million[2] |
The film premiered in New York City on October 3, 1941, and was nominated for three Academy Awards. Considered one of the greatest films of all time,[7] it was one of the first 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be included in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[8][9] It is a part of Roger Ebert's series The Great Movies and was cited by Panorama du Film Noir Américain as the first major film noir.[10][11]