The Maltese Falcon (DVD)
DIRECTED BY - John Huston
IndiePix Price: $23.95
RUNTIME - 252 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 1941
ATTRIBUTES - Full-Frame
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DVD Features:
3-Disc Set
Digipak
Special Edition
Disc 1: THE MALTESE FALCON
Film Info
Hard-drinking private eye Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) sleuths the backyard of San Francisco in search of an elusive black bird statuette while evading the setups of three disparate miscreants: the duplicitous Brigid, the perfumed Mr. Cairo, and the scheming Fat Man. John Huston's brilliant directorial debut is aided by first-rate performances, excellent camera work, as well as the director's acute attention to detail while shooting the film. Based on the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), and Best Screenplay. Previous versions of the story were filmed in 1931 (a.k.a. DANGEROUS FEMALE) and in 1936 (as SATAN MET A LADY, starring Bette Davis), and poorly redone in 1975 (THE BLACK BIRD).
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"...The real spark in this suavest of mysteries is provided by its eccentric collection of villains..." -- 5 out of 5 stars
- John Wrathall, Total Film
"...Bogart was always in control....The movie is refreshingly cynical..."
- Mark Chalon Smith, Los Angeles Times
