The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
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The Falcon and the Snowman
DVD Price: $9.98
As of Jan 7 3:49 EST (details)
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| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Cast | Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle, Joyce Van Patten, Rob Reed, Richard Dysart, Stanley Grover, Jerry Hardin, Dorian Harewood, Chris Makepeace, Priscilla Pointer and Nicholas Pryor |
| Theatrical Release | January 25, 1985 |
| DVD Release | December 7, 1999 |
| Running Time | 132 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 027616779229 |
| Buy this item | $9.98 at Amazon.com
As of Jan 7 3:49 EST (details)
1 DVD, Falcon, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
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A drug dealer turned international spy! Heres a conspiracy you know is going to fail. I'am suprised these amatures carried it along so long.
August 18, 2008| | | was a wanna have. did see movie years ago. | |
in a country with more secret services than inhabitants it's an interesting koan, which is a japanese word for public case.
August 4, 2008 | | Of its time and still worth a watch | |
An idealistic young man leaves the Catholic seminary and his retired Dad, a former FBI employe, gets him a job with a company which provides equipment and resources to the National Security Agency and the CIA. The young man loses faith in the USA when he comes to believe his country is misusing its powers to undermine democratically elected governments, such as Allende's Chile. The catayst for his turning is the sacking of the Australian Whitlam Govt in November 1975. He starts selling classified info using his drug using buddy as courier. It all goes wrong. THey both get gaoled for a VERY long time. Sean Penn is great. Lyle Mays sound track is good. Worth a watch. Based on a true story.
May 8, 2008I really liked this movie. I wish it explored deeper into what made Christopher Boyce want to commit treason. Seemed a little light in that area. Nevertheless, excellant performances by all the actors especially Sean Penn. It didn't seem like a stretch for him to portray a doped out loser since he just finished Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Amazing how he's become one of the great actors of our time.
May 6, 2008 | | Somber mood setting, espiniage drama. | |
Two close boyhood friends grow up and apart. One gets hired at a government agency that is responsible for encryption technology. The other turns into a smalltime hood, drug addict. Disillusioned with his work and life, one begins to sell government secrets to the soviets via his drug addicted friend. The story gets interesting as the drug addicted friend self destructs. This movie has a fantastic soundtrack and the acting is top level. I recommend it with 5 stars.
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