The Black Bird (1975)
Directed by David Giler

Comedy / Thriller

Film Synopsis

When his father, the famous San Francisco private detective Sam Spade dies, Sam Spade Jr  inherits not only his agency but also his waspish secretary Effie Perine.  Eager for some ready cash, he pawns a dusty old statue, not realising it is the legendary Maltese Falcon.  Soon after, Sam begins receiving offers for the statue.  Realising that the artefact may actually be worth something, Sam attempts to recover it but, to his surprise, it has gone missing.  He then bumps into Anna Kemidov, the daughter of the general who owned the statue.  She is prepared to do anything to recover the Falcon, absolutely anything...
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Film Credits

  • Director: David Giler
  • Script: David Giler, Gordon Cotler (story), Dashiell Hammett (characters), Don Mankiewicz (story)
  • Cinematographer: Philip H. Lathrop
  • Music: Jerry Fielding
  • Cast: George Segal (Sam Spade Jr.), Stéphane Audran (Anna Kemidov), Lionel Stander (Gordon Immerman), Lee Patrick (Effie), Elisha Cook Jr. (Wilmer Cook), Felix Silla (Litvak), Signe Hasso (Dr. Crippen), John Abbott (DuQuai), Connie Kreski (Decoy Girl), Titus Napoleon (Hawaiian Thug), Harry Kenoi (Hawaiian Thug), Howard Jeffrey (Kerkorian), Ken Swofford (Brad McCormack), John Alderman (Patron in Ballroom), Eumenio Blanco (Hernadez), Eric Brotherson (Maitre D'), Calvin Brown (Transvestite), Chuck Daniel (Franklin), Sandy Gaviola (Litvak's Girlfriend), David Giler (Man Printing Sign)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 110 min

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