The Maltese Falcon

With the presence of the great Humphrey Bogart, The Maltese Falcon finds a way to be a well constructed drama.... Full review

This film is obviously one of the finest ever made and it stars my all-time favorite actor, Humprey Bogart. It was the role that Bogey seemed to be born to play. As usual, no spoilers here, just be sure to see... Full review

this was great overall pretty godd i gota give it some strate a's because it seems profeshinaly made i know i cant spell to good this was a good movie though i really liked it in a good way i gota... Full review

Incredibly quick-paced and slavishly faithful to the novel, it definitely deserves its classic status, but I wouldn't call it the greatest noir ever made. Bogart is pitch-perfect as Sam Spade, and Lorre and Greenstreet do great supporting work, and the dialogue... Full review

Considered by many film historians as the very first noir film, "The Maltese Falcon" is cinematically important also for making Humphrey Bogart into a Hollywood star, and for being the debut of John Huston as film Director.The film's story is... Full review

Now! this is a movie! Great storyline, great performances by the actors, I definitely recommend this film. This is the kind of movie that gets to the point and keeps you interested in it threw out.... Full review

decent, and i dont even like old movies that much. its a movie u wont forget so thats good. a thought provoking film that shows what greed can do to a man...or woman.... Full review

Humphrey Bogart (the best actor of all time) proves it in this great crime film about just how far poeple will go for money. A movie with countless twists and turns you never know whats coming next its a MUST see.... Full review

This movie is great. Although a little old, this movie beats all of the movies in 2007 and probably all in 2006. A great crime theme with superb acting like The Departed, makes a classic. When a cop's friend and partner... Full review

This movie is great. Although a little old, this movie beats all of the movies in 2007 and probably all in 2006. A great crime theme with superb acting like The Departed, makes a classic. When a cop's friend and partner... Full review

Turner Classic Movies tip for Apr. 17, 2009:....Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor & Sydney Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon The 1941 movie version of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 mystery novel The Maltese Falcon is notable for many things.....Huston's script still holds the record as the most faithful film adaptation of a novel ever.....The brilliant chiaroscuro black-and-white cinematography was the work of veteran cameraman Arthur Edeson (who also photographed Frankenstein and Casablanca )..... ... Full Review

The most obvious case of a great movie arising....It is the rare case, indeed, when a great movie results precisely because of its faithfulness to the novel.....What even most fans of classic movies don't know is....in either case the film succeeds by focusing on the story.....many movies were better than the books they were based on..... ... Full Review

The most obvious case of a great movie arising....It is the rare case, indeed, when a great movie results precisely because of its faithfulness to the novel.....in either case the film succeeds by focusing on the story.....What even most fans of classic movies don't know is....In most cases where the movie is better than the book it is.... ... Full Review

Maltese Falcon, The [Special Edition] If "The Maltese Falcon" doesn't qualify as the best private-eye yarn ever filmed, I don't know what does. Jerome Cowan plays Spade's partner, the dandy Miles Archer. ... Full Review

The film's vitality and pacing do not permit us to ponder for long the consequences of any one scene or action.....Yet it is not a depressing motion picture despite its surplus of shady characters and suspicious events.....The supporting cast were so good together.... ... Full Review

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