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Three Days of the Condor

Movie · 1975 · 126 min

A slow-burning, paranoid thriller that keeps you on edge with its realistic tradecraft and moral ambiguity.

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1975 film directed by Sydney Pollack
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Year
1975
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, crime, spy, political thriller
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
Written by
Lorenzo Semple Jr., David Rayfiel
Starring
Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack, Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Cliff Robertson, John Houseman, Russell David Johnson, Tina Chen
Music
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
Owen Roizman
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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