A Brilliant Classic Film Noir: The Maltese Falcon

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“The Maltese Falcon” is a brilliant classic film noir about a detective who takes a case brought to him by a very secretive woman and got tangled in a crime web. The film is directed by John Huston, and the main characters are played by Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George and Peter Lorre. The story was written by Dashiell Hammett, and the screenplay also by John Huston. The film was released on October 3rd, 1941. The locations for the movie include San Francisco, California, USA.
Maltese Falcon is about a San Francisco detective, Sam Spade and his female client, Miss Wonderly. The Maltese Falcon is an intriguing movie that involves murder, crime investigation, mystery, and suspense. It is a film that involves a detective who …show more content…

The notable futures of the settings include the little lighting, dark corners, and shadows. The setting emphasizes the use of shadows and darkness in the movie. Not forgetting the important feature I noticed while watching the film. The use of smoke or smoking cigarette by the characters. The use of smoke can be directly overlooked as a hobby, but observing the characters, the smoking scenes surrounds a mystery or puzzle. A perfect example would be a scene where Sam questioned Miss Wonderly. She decided not to answer but rather smoke a cigarette. Another important feature of this film is the Femme Fatale. The Femme Fatale in this movie is the Sam’s Spade female client. Femme Fatale is believed to be dangerous, beautiful and double-dealing. In the film Maltese Falcon, the Miss Wonderly is cunning and deceptive, and she always creates problem for Sam. When Miss Wonderly was introduced into the movie, she had a wonderful costume compared to the secretary. Miss Wonderly was in high heels, furs, gloves, and hats. Not forgetting the Male costume, Sam, and other male characters can be seen wearing suit and hat. An important fact is they all carry guns and those who did not carry have the ability to use one when the situation

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