
The Maltese Falcon is a movie directed by John Huston in 1941 and based on the book of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. The movie features Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, and others.
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Storyline
In San Francisco in 1941, private investigators Sam Spade and Miles Archer meet prospective client Ruth Wonderly. He meets his friend, Police Detective Tom Polhaus, at the murder scene and then tries calling his client at her hotel, but she has checked out. Back at his apartment, he is grilled by Polhaus and Lieutenant Dundy, who tell him that Thursby was also murdered the same evening.
Movie vs Book

Year
1941
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Maltese Falcon
Director: John Huston
Country: USA
Year: 1941
Length: 1h40m
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Year
1929
Pages
213
Book Rate
7.80
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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 David Giler

TV Series by Scott Frank
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“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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