The Maltese Falcon

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crime film fictional private detective film film noir mystery film

The Maltese Falcon is a classic 1941 film noir, directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade, widely regarded as a landmark of the genre.

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The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) 1
The Maltese Falcon (novel) 2
Humphrey Bogart 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crime film ⓘ
fictional private detective ⓘ
film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
academyAwardNominationFor Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Best Picture ⓘ
Best Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet) ⓘ
author Dashiell Hammett ⓘ
basedOn The Maltese Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Maltese Falcon (novel)
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Sam Spade ⓘ
cinematographyBy Arthur Edeson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director John Huston ⓘ
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Thomas Richards ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
detective film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
includedIn National Film Registry ⓘ
surface form: United States National Film Registry
musicBy Adolph Deutsch ⓘ
nationalFilmRegistrySelectionYear 1989 ⓘ
notableProp jeweled falcon statuette ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
oscarNominations 3 ⓘ
portrays Sam Spade ⓘ
precededBy Satan Met a Lady ⓘ
The Maltese Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)
producer Hal B. Wallis ⓘ
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
recognizedAs classic American film ⓘ
landmark of film noir ⓘ
releaseYear 1941 ⓘ
runningTime 100 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter John Huston ⓘ
setIn San Francisco ⓘ
starring Elisha Cook Jr. ⓘ
Gladys George ⓘ
Humphrey Bogart ⓘ
Mary Astor ⓘ
Peter Lorre ⓘ
Sydney Greenstreet ⓘ
theme deception ⓘ
greed ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ

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Sam Spade → appearsIn → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
The Maltese Falcon → basedOn → The Maltese Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)
this entity surface form: The Maltese Falcon (novel)
John Huston → directed → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Sam Spade → fictionalUniverse → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Maltese Falcon universe
Sydney Greenstreet → filmDebut → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Sam Spade → firstAppearance → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Maltese Falcon (novel)
Sam Spade → hasAdaptation → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)
Sydney Greenstreet → nominatedForWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Arthur Edeson → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Hal B. Wallis → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Henry Blanke → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Humphrey Bogart → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
John Huston → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
László Löwenstein → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Peter Lorre → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Sam Spade → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Sydney Greenstreet → notableWork → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
The Maltese Falcon → precededBy → The Maltese Falcon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)
this entity surface form: The Maltese Falcon (1931 film)
Arthur Edeson → workedOn → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
Sol Polito → workedOn → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Maltese Falcon (early 1931 version)
John Huston → wroteScreenplayFor → The Maltese Falcon ⓘ