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Three Days of the Condor
1975 117 min United States of America R 16+
★7.8
Thriller, Mystery
Director: Sydney Pollack
🎭 Based on
«Six Days of the Condor»
byJames Grady
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Description
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.
Budget:
$7.8M
US Gross:
$27.48M
Worldwide:
$41.51M
Starring
Robert Redford
Actor
Faye Dunaway
Actor
Cliff Robertson
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 1976
— Best Actress (Drama)
Academy Awards 1976
— Best Film Editing
Key opinion
Three Days of the Condor is widely regarded as a quintessential 1970s political thriller that captures post-Watergate paranoia through its atmospheric direction and grounded, unglamorous depiction of espionage. While critics and audiences largely praise Robert Redford's performance and the film's tense, realistic tone, many express frustration with the forced nature of the romantic subplot and the divergence from the source material.
| Acting | Robert Redford delivers a masterful, anchoring performance as an intelligent, vulnerable analyst rather than a traditional superhero. | |
| Direction | Sidney Pollack expertly captures the oppressive, paranoid atmosphere of 1970s New York to maintain suspense without relying on excessive action. | |
| Acting | Max von Sydow’s portrayal of a refined, impartial assassin serves as a standout, compelling highlight of the supporting cast. | |
| Screenplay | The romantic subplot involving Faye Dunaway is frequently criticized as unnatural, sluggish, or disruptive to the film's overall pacing. | |
| Adaptation | Adaptation fidelity is polarized, with some viewers valuing the film's streamlined tension while others lament the loss of the source book's richer character dynamics and plot complexity. |