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The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 American spy drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Steven Zaillian is based on the 1979 book The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage by Robert Lindsey , and tells the true story of two young American men, Christopher Boyce ( Timothy Hutton ) and Andrew ...
- $12 million
- January 25, 1985 (United States)
Feb 8, 1985 · The Falcon and the Snowman: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle, Joyce Van Patten. The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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Feb 10, 2023. Rated: 3.5/5 • Sep 23, 2020. Advertise With Us. After his father (Pat Hingle) finds him a job at the CIA, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) discovers the less reputable side of the...
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The true story of Christopher Boyce, a young All-American man whose job as a guard for sensitive documents shatters his faith in his country and leads him to a sometimes comic, sometimes chilling sideline as a spy for the Soviets, aided by his scruffy buddy, Daulton; it can't last, though, and the consequences are tremendous for Boyce and his fa...
Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn deliver superb performances as two friends from affluent families in a true-story spy thriller that is scathing, arresting and laced with white-knuckle excitement. Directed by the legendary John Schlesinger. 517 IMDb 6.8 2 h 11 min 1985. X-Ray R. Drama · Suspense · Eerie · Electrifying. Available to rent or buy ...
- 131 min
The movie stars Timothy Hutton as Christopher Boyce, a seminarian who has a crisis of conscience, drops out of school and ends up working almost by accident for a message-routing center of the CIA. Sean Penn is his best friend, Daulton Lee.
