The Maltese Falcon

Summary

The Maltese Falcon is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,642 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Maltese Falcon's video is recorded as The Maltese Falcon trailer(1941).webm^[3].
• The Maltese Falcon's image is recorded as The Maltese Falcon (1941 film poster).jpg^[4].
• The Maltese Falcon's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Maltese Falcon's director is recorded as John Huston^[6].
• The Maltese Falcon's screenwriter is recorded as John Huston^[7].
• The Maltese Falcon's screenwriter is recorded as Dashiell Hammett^[8].
• The Maltese Falcon's composer is recorded as Adolph Deutsch^[9].
• The Maltese Falcon's genre is recorded as crime film^[10].
• The Maltese Falcon's genre is recorded as mystery film^[11].
• The Maltese Falcon's genre is recorded as film noir^[12].
• The Maltese Falcon's genre is recorded as treasure hunt film^[13].
• The Maltese Falcon's genre is recorded as film based on a novel^[14].
• The Maltese Falcon's genre is recorded as drama film^[15].
• The Maltese Falcon's based on is recorded as The Maltese Falcon^[16].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Humphrey Bogart^[17].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Mary Astor^[18].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Gladys George^[19].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Peter Lorre^[20].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Sydney Greenstreet^[21].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Elisha Cook Jr.^[22].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Ward Bond^[23].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Barton MacLane^[24].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Walter Huston^[25].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as Lee Patrick^[26].
• The Maltese Falcon's cast member is recorded as James Burke^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Maltese Falcon's performer is recorded as Adolph Deutsch^[28]. Its producer is recorded as Hal B. Wallis^[29]. Its director is recorded as John Huston^[6]. Screenwriters include John Huston^[7] and Dashiell Hammett^[8]. Cast members include Humphrey Bogart^[17], Mary Astor^[18], Gladys George^[19], Peter Lorre^[20], Sydney Greenstreet^[21], and Elisha Cook Jr.^[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1941-01-01T00:00:00Z^[30], +1941-10-03T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1941-10-18T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Maltese Falcon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include crime film^[10], mystery film^[11], film noir^[12], treasure hunt film^[13], film based on a novel^[14], and drama film^[15]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 9.1/10^[35], 99%^[36], 97/100^[37], and 7.9/10^[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Maltese Falcon's after a work by is recorded as Dashiell Hammett^[39].

Why It Matters

The Maltese Falcon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,642 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]