The Maltese falcon

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The Maltese falcon

Title:

The Maltese falcon

Author:

Huston, John, 1906-1987, director, screenwriter.

Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986, producer.

Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957, actor.

Astor, Mary, 1906-1987, actor.

George, Gladys, 1904-1954, actor.

Lorre, Peter, actor.

MacLane, Barton, 1902-1969, actor.

Patrick, Lee, 1901-1982, actor.

Greenstreet, Sydney, actor.

Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961, creator.

Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), presenter, film porduction company.

First National Pictures, Inc.

Warner Home Video (Firm), publisher.

Summary:

Sam Spade is caught in a frantic search for the jeweled falcon of Malta and his partner's killer. His pursuit leads him to a group of desperate individuals who also want the bird.

General Note:

Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.

Special features: Commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Warner night at the movies 1941 short subjects gallery; newsreel; technicolor musical short "The gay Parisian"; 2 classic cartoons: "Hiawatha's rabbit hunt" and "Meet John Doughboy"; trailers of this movie and 1941's "Sergeant York."

Edition:

Standard version.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Feature films.

Detective and mystery films.

Fiction films.

Film noir.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Subject Term:

Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) -- Drama.