The Black Bird is a movie directed by David Giler in 1975 and based on the characters from the book The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. The movie features George Segal, Stéphane Audran, Lionel Stander, Lee Patrick, Elisha Cook Jr., Felix Silla, and others.
What users say
“The book is better than the movie”
But the movie is worth watching.
Watch & Read
Get movie and book on Amazon
Watch movie
*Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Movie vs Book
Year
1975
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
5.40
Source: IMDb
Year
1929
Pages
213
Book Rate
7.80
S: Goodreads
Book
The Maltese Falcon
Author: Dashiell Hammett
Country: USA
First published in: 1929
Length: 213 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Roy Del Ruth
Movie by William Dieterle
Movie by John Huston
TV Series by Scott Frank
User polls & recommendations
“The author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.”
RODMAN PHILBRICK (Writer)
Leave a Reply