The Maltese Falcon (1941)
French Style B first release Grande for The Maltese Falcon (1941), ca. 1946
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June 19, 01:13 PM GMT
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30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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THE MALTESE FALCON. Jacques Bonneaud for Warner Bros., 1946.
French grande poster, linen backed, unframed: 63 x 47 in. (160 x 119 cm).
The present lot could easily be the best looking poster on this legendary title. An exceptionally rare style B French-language poster, this is one of only two known surviving examples.
The Maltese Falcon is a landmark film noir written and directed by John Huston and was Huston's directorial debut. The film is based on Dashiell Hammett's novel of the same name, and stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his femme fatale client, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. This was Greenstreet's film debut at the age of sixty-two. He had previously worked as a theatre actor. His portrayal of Kasper Gutman is captivating, and gave him the memorable line "I couldn't be fonder of you if you were my own son. But, well, if you lose a son, it's possible to get another. There's only one Maltese Falcon".