Three Days of the Condor
1975 Directed by Sydney Pollack
Synopsis
His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
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I love 1970s conspiracy thrillers and although I had seen Three Days Of The Condor before, I didn't actually remember much about it aside from the opening 20 minutes or so. After that, it was a bit of a blur.
It's perhaps because that is actually the best part of the film. Although this is often claimed to be one of the very best films of its type, it really isn't. It's frequently frustrating and yet I think it's the sign of the truly great film it could have been that it still manages to be engaging even despite the quite significant flaws that it does have:-
1) Robert Redford plays a bookworm nerd. How do we portray this Hollywood…
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This 1970s conspiracy thriller has its moments, but Sydney Pollack's lack of sophistication as a director keeps it far removed from the real classics of that era, like THE CONVERSATION, THE PARALLAX VIEW, KLUTE, or ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. Also, the creepy Stockholm syndrome sex fantasy comes across as pretty rapey to me.
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This is a tense paranoia thriller from the 70's staring Robert Redford in what might be his best role. He exudes equal parts charm and calculation. He is not just a pretty face in this film. That role went to Faye Dunaway. Her character and pretty much the romantic angle feels wedged in and totally perfunctory.
What an amazing film to watch in the post 9/11 world. To discuss much of why would be serious spoilers, but beyond the themes and plot of the film, there are several scenes where the twin towers are the setting and even play a critical role in the plot.
I have a feeling that certain people in the current (and Bush years) government would prefer if you didn't watch this movie. I bet it hits pretty close to home with them. I found some of the similarities between the film and recent global political policies stunning and quite frightening.
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Πόσο αγαπάω αυτήν την ταινία, ευτυχώς είχαμε κι ένα Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy πριν 2 χρόνια και δεν ξεχνάμε τι σημαίνει καλογυρισμένο *κατασκοπικό* θρίλερ.
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Three Days of the Condor doesn't have much in the way of character depth and it's more about intrigue than actual ideas (although the third-act revelations concerning the Middle East are kind of frighteningly prophetic), but it is an engaging and well-mounted thriller, with several sterling suspense sequences. A lot of alliteration. Robert Redford and Max Von Sydow are excellent.
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Three Days Of The Condor is a political thriller from 1975. It stars Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and Max Von Sydow, which is a really great cast. This movie takes place in New York City, and has a very 70s feel to it. It almost comes off as a more professional, and better acted 70s NYC exploitation film. A lot of it takes place in public areas and streets, and 70s New York has a really great atmosphere, so that is a big plus for me. Plus, the soundtrack has some great Jazz-Funk elements to it, which really helps to cement it in that special feeling of New York Cinema from this era.
The movie revolves around Redford's…
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It all starts so excellent. Stylistically it’s Pollack’s most accomplished film. The shooting that kicks off the plot is a brilliant setpiece of cold efficiency (‘Step away from the window, please.’) the Nixon-era seemed to excel at. The mood continues in that very nervy vein for the next half hour or so, with another suspense highlight when Redford and Von Sydow’s chilling hitman first meet. It’s bold storytelling, yet in a way that never draws attention to itself.
Then Faye Dunaway shows up and it all gets bogged down in one of film history’s least convincing screen romances. Karen Sisco was right, it doesn’t make sense they get together so quick. It’s all a matter of suspension of disbelief anyway,…
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Very good movie, parts can be a little silly, like a lot of 70s movie. Funny clothes, and stilted acting, but still enjoyable. The Faye Dunaway/Robert Redford romance was unbelievable.
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Otra de mis pelis de cabecera.
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I miss Sydney Pollack as a filmmaker. While he was no Scorsese, he was also no slouch. He knew how to tell a story and tell it well. In the wake of Watergate, the 70s was a decade filled with political thrillers and this film could be considered a case study of the genre right down to the open ending. The only thing I didn't buy was the relationship with Faye Dunaway. But according to the opening credits the book it was based on was called Six Days of the Condor, maybe things would've been easier to accept with those extra three days.
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a disappointment, which i suspected would be the case the moment i saw dino de laurentiis's name in the opening credits.
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Conspiracy sort of film that gets you thinking and gets me concentrated on the plot and characters. Robert and Faye give gripping performances. Robert always doing amazing, he delivers a compelling performances that shows you why every performance or acting job he delivers he does it for the script and content of the movie. Faye also showing why she is one of the greatest actresses of all time( Bonnie &clyde, Chinatown, Network, etc.)
"You have good eyes. Not king, but they don't lie, and they don't look away much, and they don't miss anything. I could use eyes like that." - Kathy
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53/C+
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This 1970s conspiracy thriller has its moments, but Sydney Pollack's lack of sophistication as a director keeps it far removed from the real classics of that era, like THE CONVERSATION, THE PARALLAX VIEW, KLUTE, or ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. Also, the creepy Stockholm syndrome sex fantasy comes across as pretty rapey to me.