The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon may refer to:

Literature

• The Maltese Falcon (novel), a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett published in 1929

Media

• The Maltese Falcon (1931 film), a film adaptation of the Dashiell Hammett novel, starring Ricardo Cortez and directed by Roy Del Ruth
• The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), the better-known film adaptation of the novel, starring Humphrey Bogart and directed by John Huston
• The Black Bird, a 1975 comedic sequel film to The Maltese Falcon

Organization

• Maltese Falcon Society, an organization for admirers of Dashiell Hammett, his novel The Maltese Falcon, and hard-boiled mystery books and writers in general

People

• Tony Drago, a snooker player from Malta nicknamed The Maltese Falcon
• Alex Vella, National President of the Rebels Motorcycle Club in Australia, nicknamed The Maltese Falcon

Other uses

• The Maltese Falcon (yacht), a distinctive superyacht, the first to feature square sails on carbon fibre masts
• Falco peregrinus brookei, aka the Maltese Falcon, the Mediterranean region subspecies of the peregrine falcon
• Tribute of the Maltese Falcon, an annual tribute to the Emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and his mother Queen Joanna of Castile