Film-Noir / Mystery
USA,
1941, 100 min
Directed by:
John HustonScreenplay:
John HustonCinematography:
Arthur EdesonComposer:
Adolph DeutschCast:
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, Elisha Cook Jr., James Burke (more)VOD (4)
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John Huston directs this classic film noir adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel. Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) is a cynical private eye caught up in the hunt for a jewel-encrusted falcon while searching for the murderer of his partner, Miles Archer (Jerome Cowan). His fellow treasure hunters include Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre), Kasper Gutman (Sydney Greenstreet), psychotic tearaway Wilmer Cook (Elisha Cook Jr) and the duplicitous femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Mary Astor). (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1942 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1942 - Sydney Greenstreet (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1942 - John Huston (Best Adapted Screenplay)
The Saturn Awards
- 2023 - Best Film Collection Release