How Clive Owen's Character In Monsieur Spade Compares To The Humphrey Bogart Version

The six-episode series begins with Spade enjoying a quiet life and retirement in small-town France.

Owen clearly draws inspiration from Bogart, especially where the character’s stoic demeanor is concerned.

Is AMC’s Monsieur Spade show based on a novel?

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Here’s what the show uses as its source material and how it connects to a classic movie.

The series follows Detective Sam Spade years into retirement, now living in France.

Clive Owen as Sam Spade looking disgruntled in Monsieur Spade with The Maltese Falcon movie poster behind him

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Based on the works of Dashiell Hammet, Monsieur Spade is a mystery crime-drama series created for AMC by Scott Frank and Tom Fontana. The series follows Detective Sam Spade years into retirement, now living in France. His peaceful era is interrupted by a former foe who begins a string of murders, forcing Sam to return and uncover the truth about the town he now inhabits.

Clive Owen as Sam Spade looking intently in Monsieur Spade

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