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Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor

Thriller · Mystery · 1975

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.

Movie details

Three Days of the Condor

“His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.”

1975 Thriller · Mystery 1h 57m

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7.3 / 10

Community rating

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Sydney Pollack

Written by

Lorenzo Semple Jr. · David Rayfiel

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Joseph Turner

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Kathy Hale

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

J. Higgins

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

G. Joubert

John Houseman

John Houseman

Mr. Wabash

Addison Powell

Addison Powell

Leonard Atwood

Walter McGinn

Walter McGinn

Sam Barber

Court is in session

Put Three Days of the Condor on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.