Maltese Falcon, The (DVD)
Special Edition
APPROX. 252 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1941 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | Oct 3, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Warner Brothers |
| Year: | 1941 |
| Video: | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
English: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Subtitles: | English, French |
Special Features
- Disc 1:
- Commentary by Bogart Biographer Eric Lax
- "Warner Night at the Movies 1941":
- Vintage Newsreel
- Musical Short "The Gay Parisian"
- Two Classic Cartoons, "Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt" and "Meet John Doughboy"
- Plus Trailers for "The Maltese Falcon" and 1941's "Sergeant York"
- Disc 2:
- "The Maltese Falcon" (1931)
- "Satan Met a Lady" (1936)
- Disc 3:
- Documentary: "The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird"
- Robert Osborn Hosts "Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart"
- "Breakdowns of 1941": Studio Blooper Reel
- Audio-Only Bonus: Three Radio Show Adaptations, Two Featuring the Movie's Original Stars, Plus Another Version Starring Edward G. Robinson
Synopsis
A gallery of high-living lowflies will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) wants to find out why - and who;ll take the fall. This third screen version of Dashiell Hammett's novel is a film of firsts: John Huston's directorial debut, rotund Sydney Greenstreet's screen debut, film history's first film noir and Bogart's break through role after years as a Warner contract player.
An all-star cast (including Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Pete Lorre and Elisha Cook Jr.) join Bogart in this crisply written sizzler that placed in the top quarter of the American Film Institute's 100 Greatest American Films list. Many say it's the best detective drama ever. Each time you see it, you'll find it hard to disagree.
Cast & Crew
Warner Brothers
presents
Barton MacLaneLee PatrickMary AstorHumphrey BogartGladys GeorgeSydney GreenstreetPeter Lorre
"Maltese Falcon, The"
Written byJohn Hustondirected byJohn Huston
Production Year: 1941
"Maltese Falcon, The"
Written byJohn Hustondirected byJohn Huston
Production Year: 1941
