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The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film, the directorial debut of John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade and adapted from Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same name, in which Spade becomes entangled with a group of criminals pursuing a valuable jeweled statuette. The film's shadowy visual style, morally ambiguous characters and hardboiled dialogue helped establish the visual and narrative conventions that would come to define American film noir. The Maltese Falcon is widely regarded as one of the first true examples of film noir and one of the most influential American crime films ever made.

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Classification
Original LanguageSourced to the subject's own account
English 1
Award
National Film Registry 2
Release YearSourced to the subject's own account
1941 1
CountrySourced to the subject's own account
United States 1
FAQs

Is The Maltese Falcon in the National Film Registry?

Yes, it was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989.

Yes. The Library of Congress lists The Maltese Falcon, released in 1941, in its Complete National Film Registry listing, and gives 1989 as the year it was inducted into the registry.
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John Huston, Figures
Source The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) (Wikipedia)

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Source The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) (Wikipedia)
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1. The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead sentence, Wikipedia article
    The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston, marking Huston's directorial debut.
  • The Maltese Falcon, Description, original language
    The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film, the directorial debut of John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart as private detective Sam Spade and adapted from Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same name, in which Spade becomes entangled with a group of criminals pursuing a valuable jeweled statuette.
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston, marking Huston's directorial debut.
  • Created By: John Huston, Article lead sentence
    The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston, marking Huston's directorial debut.
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2. Library of Congress, National Film Preservation Board: Complete National Film Registry Listing
Library of Congress, National Film Preservation BoardNational Film Registry listing row: film released 1941, inducted 1989
Quote, National Film Registry listing row: film released 1941, inducted 1989
The Maltese Falcon 1941 1989
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