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The Maltese falcon  Cover Image DVD DVD

The Maltese falcon / First National Pictures Inc. ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; screenplay, John Huston ; directed by John Huston.

Summary:

Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed while tailing a man. The woman who asked his partner to follow the man turns out to be someone who is not what she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the MĚ€altese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419814834
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Three-disc special edition.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Special features: Includes 2 additional feature films: 1931 version of "The Maltese falcon" and "Satan met a lady".
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Arthur Edeson ; editor, Thomas Richards ; music, Adolph Deutsch ; costume designer (Gowns), Orry-Kelly.
Participant or Performer Note:
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstrett, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, Elisha Cook, Jr., James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 1.0 mono., dual-layer, DVD-9.
Language Note:
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Private investigators > United States > Drama.
Asesinato > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Estatuas > Teatro.
Genre: Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Mystery > Feature.
Thriller > Feature.
Mystery films.
Suspense films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bethlehem Area Public Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library DVD 3 DVD'S (Text) 33062007386585 Adult DVD Fiction Available -

Summary: Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed while tailing a man. The woman who asked his partner to follow the man turns out to be someone who is not what she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the MĚ€altese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind.

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