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Three Days of the Condor (1975)

★ 7.4R113 minDirector: Sydney Pollack

1975 film by Sydney Pollack

Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 American spy thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and Max von Sydow. The screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel was based on the 1974 novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady.

Set mainly in New York City and Washington, D.C., the film is about a bookish CIA researcher who comes back from lunch one day to discover his co-workers murdered, then subsequently tries to avoid his own murder and outwit those responsible and understand their motives. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Semple and Rayfiel received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Motion Picture Screenplay.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Three Days of the Condor about?
Three Days of the Condor (1975) — A mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. "Condor" must find out who did this and get in from the cold before the hitmen get him.
Is Three Days of the Condor based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Three Days of the Condor scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.