The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon may refer to:

Literature

• The Maltese Falcon (novel), detective novel by Dashiell Hammett published in 1930

Media

• The Maltese Falcon (1931 film), adaptation of Dashiell Hammett novel, starring Ricardo Cortez and directed by Roy Del Ruth
• The Maltese Falcon (1936 film), another adaptation, released as Satan Met a Lady, with Warren William, directed by William Dieterle
• The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), best-known adaptation of novel, starring Humphrey Bogart and directed by John Huston
• The Black Bird, 1975 comedic sequel film to The Maltese Falcon

Organization

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

People

• Tony Drago (born 1965), snooker player from Malta nicknamed The Maltese Falcon
• Alex Vella (born 1954), National President of Rebels Motorcycle Club in Australia, nicknamed The Maltese Falcon

Other uses

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