---
title: 'The Maltese Falcon (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Huston'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-maltese-falcon-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Maltese Falcon (1941)

1941 · 101 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 American film noir written and directed by John Huston, marking Huston's directorial debut. It is the second film adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, following the 1931 version directed by Roy Del Ruth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston)
- **Screenplay:** [John Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-huston), [Dashiell Hammett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dashiell-hammett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adolph Deutsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-deutsch)
- **Producer:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Edeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-edeson)
- **Editor:** [Thomas Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-richards)

## Cast

- [Charles Drake](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-drake)
- [Humphrey Bogart](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-bogart)
- [Sydney Greenstreet](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-greenstreet)
- [Peter Lorre](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lorre)
- [John Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hamilton)
- [Jerome Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cowan)
- [Walter Huston](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-huston)
- [Creighton Hale](https://cinepixo.com/people/creighton-hale)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Mary Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-astor)
- [Emory Parnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emory-parnell)
- [Jack Mower](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mower)
- [Gladys George](https://cinepixo.com/people/gladys-george)
- [Lee Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-patrick)
- [Ward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-bond)

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