{"product_id":"the-maltese-falcon-john-huston-director-paperback-softback-9780813522371","title":"The Maltese Falcon; John Huston, Director (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813522371","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJohn Huston, Director\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Luhr (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813522371\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFew 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Maltese Falcon, the Detective Genre, and Film Noir \/ William Luhr\u003cbr\u003e John Huston: A Biographical Sketch \/ William Luhr\u003cbr\u003e Credits and Cast\u003cbr\u003e The Continuity Script\u003cbr\u003e The Story of Samuel Spade and Mr. Flitcraft \/ Dashiell Hammett\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eThe Stuff That Dreams Are Made of\"\u003cbr\u003e: The Maltese Falcon \/ Rudy Behlmer\u003cbr\u003e Review: The New York Times \/ Bosley Crowther\u003cbr\u003e Review: The New Republic \/ Otis Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e Review: \"\u003cbr\u003eAn Exciting ... Put-You-to-Sleep Story,\"\u003cbr\u003e L'Ecran Francais \/ Nino Frank\u003cbr\u003e Review: \"\u003cbr\u003eA New Kind of Detective Story,\"\u003cbr\u003e L'Ecran Francais \/ Nino Frank\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cbr\u003eUndirectable Director,\"\u003cbr\u003e Life \/ James Agee\u003cbr\u003e John Huston and The Maltese Falcon \/ James Naremore\u003cbr\u003e Tracking The Maltese Falcon: Classical Hollywood Narration and Sam Spade \/ William Luhr\u003cbr\u003e On the Trail of Dashiell Hammett (The Three Versions of The Maltese Falcon) \/ Jean-Loup Bourget\u003cbr\u003e The Beam That Fell and Other Crises in The Maltese Falcon \/ Ilsa J. Bick\u003cbr\u003e Huston Filmography, 1931-1987\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744851718424,"sku":"9780813522371","price":24.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-maltese-falcon-john-huston-director-paperback-softback-9780813522371","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}