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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

★ 7.7 · 1,868 ratings on TMDB

He's a Killer When He Hates!

The Maltese Falcon poster★ 7.7

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

DirectorJohn Huston
CastBarton MacLane, Elisha Cook Jr., Gladys George, Humphrey Bogart, Jerome Cowan, Lee Patrick
GenresCrime, Mystery, Thriller
The emergence reading

The Maltese Falcon keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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