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Originally Posted by Billsuits1
Yet another great book but the movie did not do it justice. I saw the movie first, so can't complain about having a better time later.
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I think it's a far better movie than book. As a book, it's a little absurd with what have come to be stock characters and situations. But the film with those performances by Bogart, Astor, Greenstreet and Lorre and direction by John Huston lifts the story into art. The book is dated; the movie still breathes as an exemplar of noir.