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The Maltese Falcon Film Summary

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by John Huston
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The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) Summary

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Style and Cinematography

The Maltese Falcon is a wonderful, old-fashioned mystery film. The audience learns from the beginning that many things in the lives of the characters are not as they seem. For example, although Sam is close to his partner, he is even closer to his partner's lovely wife.

The film uses black and white to its advantage. The darkness helps to make different scenes difficult to discern, which adds.....

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