DVD
The Maltese falcon
Call Number
- DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)
Edition
Three-disc special ed.
Languages
In English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Satan met a lady: Bette Davis, Warren William.
Publication Information
Turner Entertainment Co. : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Warner Home Video,
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Series
Summary
A gallery of high living lowlifes will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade wants to find out why--and who'll take the fall for his partner's murder.
Notes
Title from container.
Based upon the novel by Dashiell Hammett.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1941.
Includes the 1941 version of The Maltese falcon (100 min.), the 1931 version of The Maltese falcon (78 min.), and the 1936 adaptation called Satan met a lady (74 min.).
Special features: New digital transfer of the 1941 movie from restored elements ; commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax ; Warner night at the movies 1941 short subjects gallery: vintage newsreel, musical short "The gay Parisian," 2 classic cartoons: "Hiawatha's rabbit hunt" and "Meet John Doughboy" ; trailers of The Maltese falcon and 1941's Sergeant York ; new documentary The Maltese falcon: one magnificent bird ; Robert Osborne hosts Becoming attractions: the trailers of Humphrey Bogart ; Breakdowns of 1941: studio blooper reel ; makeup tests ; audio-only bonus: 3 radio show adaptations - 2 featuring the movie's original stars, plus another version starring Edward G. Robinson.
Contents
- Maltese falcon Maltese falcon / Satan met a lady