Sam Spade é o personagem definitivo de Bogart: cínico, arrogante, frio e cruel, Spade possui todas as características do típico herói dos filmes noir.
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01/10/04
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:40
Rotten:0
Average Rating:9/10
Consensus: Suspenseful, labyrinthine, and brilliantly cast, The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential noirs -- as well as a showcase for Humphrey Bogart at his finest.
Runtime: 4 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Hard-drinking private eye Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) sleuths the backyard of San Francisco in search of an elusive black bird statuette while evading the setups of three disparate miscreants: the... [More]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre
Director: John Huston
Reviews for The Maltese Falcon
It's rare when you get everything to work so well as it does in this pic.
09/08/03
Huston's curdled view of humanity (especially women) is already evident in his debut film, a punchy and redoubtable exercise in mystery.
08/17/03
Mr. Huston gives promise of becoming one of the smartest directors in the field.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
12/25/02
No review available.
11/12/02
The definitive Sam Spade portrayal.
10/28/02
Classic detective film, but not quite the masterpiece it's supposed to be
10/02/02
This is no ordinary tale of crime and detection.
06/05/02
Top CriticOne of the most interesting aspects of this classic movie is the way that Sam Spade thinks though the moral dilemmas.
04/20/02
A true masterpiece.
09/17/01
Film noir at its finest.
06/27/01
Among the movies we not only love but treasure, The Maltese Falcon stands as a great divide.
06/06/01
Top CriticThe perfect movie experience.
01/01/00
Top CriticA seminal moment in the development of what would come to be known as film noir.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's the stuff that dreams are made of.
01/01/00
It's close enough to a perfect film, but it is not one.
01/01/00
A must-see for anyone who wants to see a classic film the way they used to make 'em.
01/01/00
Gets my vote for the greatest piece of American film noir, simply because everything about it is so flawless.
01/01/00
The Maltese Falcon (1941) is one of the most popular classic detective mysteries ever made, and one of the first in the dark film noir genre.
01/01/00
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