The Maltese Falcon

Technical File


Director: Jonn Huston

Producers: Hal B. Wallis (executive producer) Henry Blanke (associate producer)

Writers: Dashiell Hammett (novel) John Huston (screenplay)

Release Date: 18 October 1941 (USA)

Genre: Film-Noir / Mystery

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars.

CAST

Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade

Mary Astor as Brigid O'Shaughnessy

Gladys George as Iva Archer

Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo

Barton MacLane as Det. Lt. Dundy

Lee Patrick as Effie Perine

Sydney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman

Ward Bond as Det. Tom Polhaus

Jerome Cowan as Miles Archer

Elisha Cook Jr. as Wilmer Cook

James Burke as Luke

Murray Alper as Frank Richman

John Hamilton as District Attorney Bryanmore

Music: Adolf Deutsch

Cinematography: Arthur Edeson

Runtime: 101 min

Country: USA

Language: English

Color: Black and White

Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1

Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification: Australia:G (TV rating) / Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) / UK:A (original rating) / UK:PG (video rating) / Spain:T / Iceland:L / West Germany:16 (nf) / Australia:PG / Finland:K-16 / Germany:12 / Netherlands:AL / Norway:16 (1945) / Sweden:15 / USA:Unrated

Filming Locations: Bush Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures