DVD
The Maltese falcon [videorecording] / First National Pictures Inc. ; Warner Bros. Pictures ; screenplay, John Huston ; directed by John Huston.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419814834
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (ca. 100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Three-disc special ed.
- 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. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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 `Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind. In The Maltese falcon, 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 'Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind. In Satan met a lady, Sam Spade is now PI Ted Shane, pulled into the hunt for the jewel-filled Horn of Roland. |
| 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. |
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Available copies
- 12 of 12 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bridgeport Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | DVD MALTESE (Text) | boxed set | 34000074759184 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| North Branch - Bridgeport | DVD MALTESE (Text) | boxed set | 34000081850570 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
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