The Maltese Falcon Explained

The Maltese Falcon may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• The Maltese Falcon (novel), detective novel by Dashiell Hammett published in 1930, and its film adaptations:
  • The Maltese Falcon (1931 film), starring Ricardo Cortez and directed by Roy Del Ruth
  • The Maltese Falcon (1941 film), starring Humphrey Bogart and directed by John Huston

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
• George Beurling (born 1921), fighter pilot recognised as "The Falcon of Malta"

Other uses

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

See also

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