---
title: 'The Black Bird (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Giler'
released: '1975-12-25'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-bird-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072706/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Black Bird (1975)

1975 · United States


## Synopsis

The Black Bird is a 1975 American comedy mystery film written and directed by David Giler and starring George Segal and Stéphane Audran. It is a comedic sequel to the John Huston film version of The Maltese Falcon (1941) with Segal playing Sam Spade's son, Sam Spade, Jr., and Lee Patrick and Elisha Cook Jr. reprising their roles of Effie Perrine and Wilmer Cook. It was Giler's first and only directorial effort.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [George Segal](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-segal), [Ray Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-stark), [Lou Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-lombardo)
- **Director:** [David Giler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-giler)
- **Screenplay:** [David Giler](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-giler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Fielding](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-fielding)
- **Editor:** [Lou Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-lombardo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philip H. Lathrop](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-h-lathrop)

## Cast

- [Lee Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patrick)
- [Connie Kreski](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-kreski)
- [Howard Jeffrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-jeffrey)
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)
- [Stéphane Audran](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-audran)
- [Felix Silla](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-silla)
- [Signe Hasso](https://cinepixo.com/people/signe-hasso)
- [Elisha Cook Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisha-cook-jr)
- [Ken Swofford](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-swofford)
- [John Abbott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-abbott)
- [George Segal](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-segal)
- [Richard B. Shull](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-b-shull)

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