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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

A story as EXPLOSIVE as his BLAZING automatics!

Genres

MysteryCrimeThriller

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A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

Others

Budget

$375000

Revenue

$1772000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

18 October 1941

Country

United States of America

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Samuel Spade

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Gladys George

Gladys George

Iva Archer

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Joel Cairo

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

Effie Perine

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

Kasper Gutman

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Det. Tom Polhaus

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Miles Archer

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Wilmer Cook

James Burke

James Burke

Luke

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Frank Richman

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

District Attorney Bryan

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Reporter (uncredited)

Chester Gan

Chester Gan

Bit Part (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Stenographer (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Policeman (uncredited)

William Hopper

William Hopper

Reporter (uncredited)

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Captain Jacoby (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Announcer (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Ship's Mate (uncredited)

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