The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

2006

0h 32m

7.8(6 votes)

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Overview

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."

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20 members

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Julie Rivett

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Joe Gores

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Eddie Muller

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Richard Layman

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Lincoln Hurst

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Peter Bogdanovich

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Larry Cohen

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Rudy Behlmer

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Eric Lax

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Michael B. Druxman

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Michael Madsen

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Frank Miller

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Henry Rollins

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James Cromwell

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Stephen D. Youngkin

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Carol Littleton

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Camera

Roger Deakins

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Christopher McQuarrie

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Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

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Mary Astor

Self (archive footage)

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