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The Maltese Falcon 1941

Directed by John Huston

All-time standing

#77 of 4,399

In the top 2% of movies

By scope

1940s #9 of 250 Top 4% 1941 #2 of 22 Top 10%

Ballots (42)

All time 40

Rolling Stone

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #1
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #27
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American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
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  • Ranked #31
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Radio Times

Radio Times

  • Published 2006
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  • Ranked #35
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John Kobal

John Kobal

  • Published 1988
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  • Ranked #38
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Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

  • Published 2006
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  • Ranked #47
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Esquire

  • Published 2020
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  • Ranked #48
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Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

  • Published 1999
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  • Ranked #76
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Time Out

Time Out

  • Published 2024
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  • Ranked #79
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Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

  • Published 2009
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  • Ranked #85
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #127
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2024
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  • Included, unranked
Positif

Positif

  • Published 2019
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  • Included, unranked
Film School Rejects

Film School Rejects

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked
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Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
Cinema (Greece)

Cinema (Greece)

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
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Esquire

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
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Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked
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Jim Emerson

Jim Emerson

  • Published 2006
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  • Included, unranked
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Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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National Society of Film Critics

National Society of Film Critics

  • Published 2002
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  • Included, unranked
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Ciak

Ciak

  • Published 2000
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  • Included, unranked
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Barry Norman

Barry Norman

  • Published 1998
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  • Included, unranked
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BBC

BBC

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
El Mundo

El Mundo

  • Published 1995
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FIAF

FIAF

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
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Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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Dirigido Por

Dirigido Por

  • Published 1992
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Peter von Bagh

Peter von Bagh

  • Published 1989
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  • Included, unranked
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Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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  • Included, unranked
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Halliwell's Film Guide

Halliwell's Film Guide

  • Published 1985
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  • Included, unranked
Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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  • Included, unranked
R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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  • Included, unranked
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Decade 2

1940s

Paste Magazine

  • Published 1949
  • Decade list · 1940s
  • Included, unranked

1900-1999

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

  • Published 2000
  • Decade list · 1900-1999
  • Included, unranked
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