Maltese Falcon Movie Review
Seven decades have passed but the suspense and thrill of the maltese falcon still reign supreme.
Maltese falcon movie review. The maltese falcon is a 1941 american film noir directed and scripted by john huston in his directorial debut based on the 1930 novel of the same name by dashiell hammett. Full review original. The maltese falcon is frighteningly good evidence that the british alfred hitchcock carol reed et al have no monopoly on the technique of making mystery films. Read common sense media s the maltese falcon review age rating and parents guide.
The movie despite being in black white appears strikingly refreshing both to the eyes and the intellect. Gladys george peter lorre and sydney greenstreet co star with the last appearing in his film debut. A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette. Aldo g super reviewer apr 06 2016 tough and gritty the film noir classic the maltese falcon from 1941 has a fantastic cast led by humphrey bogart in the role of hardboiled detective sam spade.
The maltese falcon is among the most important and influential movies to emerge from the hollywood system as significant in some ways as its contemporary citizen kane. They were such wretched pictures huston told his biographer lawrence grobel. Maltese falcon the united states 1941 a movie review by james berardinelli the maltese falcon is among the most important and influential movies to emerge from the hollywood system as significant in some ways as its contemporary citizen kane. Steve hayes 12 354 views.
A remake of dashiell hammett s hard boiled mystery it is rich raw beef right off the u s. He saw hammett s vision more clearly saw that the story was not about plot but about character saw that to soften sam spade would be. Humphrey bogart the maltese falcon joseph gordon levitt in brick steve hayes duration. It stars humphrey bogart as private investigator sam spade and mary astor as his femme fatale client.
Excellent but too mature for the littlest kids. The maltese falcon was his first choice even though it had been filmed twice before by warners in 1931 under the same title and in 1936 as satan met a lady.