Die Spur des Falken

Fog-soaked San Francisco, late spring. A cigarette cough. Sam Spade agrees to protect a wealthy man's daughter. Soon, lies and corpses multiply, all connected to a jewel-encrusted falcon. Huston's debut reset the detective-movie chessboard.

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John Huston directed Die Spur des Falken in 1941. See John Huston's full filmography, where to start with John Huston, or where to go after you've seen everything by John Huston.

Die Spur des Falken was released in 1941 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.