The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film noir written and directed by John Huston in his directorial debut, and based on Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel of the same name. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as private investigator Sam Spade and Mary Astor as his "femme fatale" client. Gladys George, Peter Lorre, and Sydney Greenstreet co-star, with Greenstreet appearing in his film debut. The story follows a San Francisco private detective and his dealings with three unscrupulous adventurers, all of whom are competing to obtain a jewel-encrusted falcon statuette. The film premiered on October 3, 1941,
Millennium Falcon (novel) Millennium Falcon (novel) Millennium Falcon (2008) is a novel by James Luceno set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe about the history of Han Solo's starship, the "Millennium Falcon". It was originally set to be released on December 30, 2008, but was pushed up to October 21, 2008. At the end of the book is an introduction to the novel "Outcast", the first novel in the "Fate of the Jedi" series. Much of the novel delves into the long and exciting history of the "Millennium Falcon", as it had been called many names and had many intriguing adventures, from the