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...
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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