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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Cast
22 people
Humphrey Bogart
Samuel Spade
Known for
Casablanca
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Mary Astor
Brigid O'Shaughnessy
Known for
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Palm Beach Story
Gladys George
Iva Archer
Known for
The Roaring Twenties
The Best Years of Our Lives
Peter Lorre
Joel Cairo
Known for
M
Casablanca
Barton MacLane
Lt. of Detectives Dundy
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Lee Patrick
Effie Perine
Known for
Vertigo
Mildred Pierce
Sydney Greenstreet
Kasper Gutman
Known for
Casablanca
Christmas in Connecticut
Ward Bond
Detective Tom Polhaus
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
Jerome Cowan
Miles Archer
Known for
Miracle on 34th Street
High Sierra
Elisha Cook Jr.
Wilmer Cook
Known for
Salem's Lot
Rosemary's Baby
James Burke
Luke
Known for
At the Circus
Ruggles of Red Gap
Murray Alper
Frank Richman
Known for
Saboteur
They Were Expendable
John Huston Director · Dashiell Hammett Author Adolph Deutsch Composer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $375K · United States release October 18, 1941
Box office
Budget
$375,000
Worldwide gross
$1,772,000
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
The Gent from Frisco · The Knight of Malta
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 3, 1941
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · October 18, 1941
Theatrical
United States
August 28, 1956 · TV · Tucson, Arizona
October 17, 2014 · Premiere · Tallgrass Film Festival
Argentina
March 18, 1942 · Theatrical
Australia
October 30, 1942 · Theatrical
February 15, 1985 · Physical
April 8, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-release
Austria
December 22, 1945 · Theatrical
November 1, 1964 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
October 5, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
January 1, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
October 28, 1946 · Theatrical
Germany
May 3, 1946 · Theatrical
March 3, 1969 · TV · West Germany
May 7, 1983 · TV · East Germany
June 28, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Greece
September 21, 1946 · Theatrical
August 26, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 1, 2011 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
August 19, 2015 · Premiere · Taratsa International Film Festival
Italy
October 30, 1945 · Theatrical
Japan
January 10, 1951 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 21, 1942 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 5, 1947 · Theatrical
November 15, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
August 8, 1945 · Theatrical
Spain
May 19, 1970 · TV
October 1, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 19, 1942 · Theatrical · London
September 17, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
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