

The Maltese Falcon
He's a Killer When He Hates!
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $375K
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Language
- English
- based on novel or book
- san francisco, california
- loss of loved one
- detective
- film noir
- murder
- statuette
- whodunit
- black and white
- private detective
- black bird
- private eye
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York3 Oct 1941
- Theatrical18 Oct 1941
- TVPGTucson, Arizona28 Aug 1956
- PremiereTallgrass Film Festival17 Oct 2014
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalLondon19 Jun 1942
- TheatricalPGRe-release17 Sept 2021
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical30 Oct 1942
- PhysicalPG15 Feb 1985
- TheatricalPGRe-release8 Apr 1999
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1318 Mar 1942
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1222 Dec 1945
- TheatricalRe-release1 Nov 1964
BrazilBR
- Physical12DVD5 Oct 2010
CzechiaCZ
- Physical12+DVD1 Jan 2002
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1528 Oct 1946
GermanyDE
- Theatrical163 May 1946
- TVWest Germany3 Mar 1969
- TVEast Germany7 May 1983
- Physical12DVD28 Jun 2000
GreeceGR
- Theatrical21 Sept 1946
- TheatricalRe-release26 Aug 2010
- Theatrical (limited)Greek Film Archive1 Sept 2011
- PremiereTaratsa International Film Festival19 Aug 2015
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT30 Oct 1945
JapanJP
- Theatrical10 Jan 1951
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The Maltese Falcon was released on 18 October 1941.
Audience reviews
4- B10/10
barrymost
8/7/2019
This is one of the rare and shining examples of film-making at its absolute finest. As close to perfect as you can get in movies, it's a masterpiece not only of its genre, but of all genres, for all time. The ensemble cast headed by the great Humphrey Bogart is spectacular, as is the flawless direction by John Huston. If you're a classic film fanatic, or just a person who enjoys a good movie, then shame on you if …
- J10/10
John Chard
9/24/2019
The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. Sam Spade is a tough private detective who gets involved in a murderous hunt for The Maltese Falcon, a legendary statuette thought to contain diamonds. What can I possibly say about this version of The Maltese Falcon that hasn't been said, written and studied by the greatest film critics and industry members before? Well nothing by way of new stuff or a differing …
- P7/10
Peter McGinn
5/29/2021
This is a pretty good movie that ages fairly well, but I do not feel compelled to pour superlatives down over as most reviews do, both critics and regular viewers. The actors look like they are having fun with it and this classic movie is worth watching just because of that. The dialogue, which I like to think is a specialty in my own otherwise unremarkable novels, is excellent. I had trouble with how blasé Sam Sp…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/25/2022
Recently re-released in glorious 4K (nope, I couldn't tell the difference, either) but, hey - any excuse to see this wonderful crime noir on a big screen again is OK with me. When "Brigid" (Mary Astor) approaches PI "Sam Spade" (Humphrey Bogart) and his partner "Archer" (Jerome Cowan) with a dodgy sounding story about her sister being kidnapped by her older lover, they don't believe a word of it - but $200 (and a bit…
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