The Maltese Falcon: John Huston, director (Rutgers Films in Print series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813522374 ISBN 13: 9780813522371

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Few films have had the impact or retained the popularity of The Maltese Falcon. An unexpected hit upon its release in 1941, it helped establish the careers of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart while also helping both to transform the detective genre of movies and to create film noir. This volume includes an introduction by its editor and a shot-by-shot continuity of the film, as well as essays on its production, on literary and film traditions it drew upon, and on its reputation and influence over the last half century. Included are reviews from the time of the film's original release, the enthusiastic French response in 1946 that helped define film noir, and a close formal anaylsis of the film. In addition, the volume contains a comparison of this version to earlier film versions of the Dashiell Hammett novel, and helpful explorations of cultural, historical, and psychoanalytic issues. Like Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon has attained iconic status; this volume will contribute to the pleasure its many fans find in viewing the film again and again. William Luhr is a professor of English at St. Peter's College in New Jersey. He is the author of Raymond Chandler and Film and co-author of Blake Edwards and other books.

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From the Back Cover:

Few films have had the impact or retained the popularity of The Maltese Falcon. An unexpected hit upon its release in 1941, it helped establish the careers of John Huston and Humphrey Bogart while also helping both to transform the detective genre of movies and to create film noir.

About the Author:

William Luhr is a professor of English at St. Peter's College in New Jersey. He is the author of Raymond Chandler and Film.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0813522374
• ISBN 13: 9780813522371
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Luhr William