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The Maltese Falcon

"He's a Killer When He Hates!"

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.9/10
173,603 votes
99/100
Fresh
M
97/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.7/10
1,850 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

0

Wins

📋

3

Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations
Nominated
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$375,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.8M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$18,180

United States

Profit

+$1.4M

ROI: +373%

Budget Recovery473% of budget
$0|Budget: $375,000|Revenue: $1.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

61.8K

Daily Avg

1.0K

7-Day Trend

-6%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

The Maltese Falcon

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco
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Story Setting

Set In
San Francisco

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Arthur Edeson

Film Editing

Thomas Richards

Music / Score

Adolph Deutsch

Costume Design

Orry-Kelly

Production Design

Robert M. Haas

Production Companies

Warner Bros. EntertainmentQ65557474

Distributors

Warner Bros. EntertainmentNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Maltese Falcon

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaNR
Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On DemandAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG
HBO Max Amazon ChannelApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTubeApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada
Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG
HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon ChannelJustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TVApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India
Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon VideoApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR
United KingdomPG
AustraliaPG
Germany12
JapanG
Austria12
CZ12+
Denmark15

+5 more countries

Production

Director

John Huston

Writers

John Huston, Dashiell Hammett

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Humphrey Bogart photo

Humphrey Bogart

Samuel Spade

Mary Astor photo

Mary Astor

Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Gladys George photo

Gladys George

Iva Archer

Peter Lorre photo

Peter Lorre

Joel Cairo

Barton MacLane photo

Barton MacLane

Lt. of Detectives Dundy

Lee Patrick photo

Lee Patrick

Effie Perine

Sydney Greenstreet photo

Sydney Greenstreet

Kasper Gutman

Ward Bond photo

Ward Bond

Det. Tom Polhaus

Jerome Cowan photo

Jerome Cowan

Miles Archer

Elisha Cook Jr. photo

Elisha Cook Jr.

Wilmer Cook

James Burke photo

James Burke

Luke

Murray Alper photo

Murray Alper

Frank Richman

Tags & Keywords

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