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Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
9/23
9/23:
The formula as presented by Three Days of the Condor is familiar, going back to
The 39 Steps.
Even The Bourne Identity isn't out of the question, but to be fair, the book
Six Days of the Condor was published first in 1974 while The Bourne Identity came out in 1980. Yes, there are
significant differences, but the feel remains the same.
What's nice about the cast is it features four Oscar winners: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and John
Houseman. But it's Max von Sydow who steals the show as the professional assassin who has respect for Condor because of his
unpredictability. On the phone, director Sydney Pollack did the voice of the boyfriend.
The movie starts off awkwardly, but after Condor's colleagues are assassinated, that's when it takes off. While the story
can be interesting from time to time, it's hard to look past the weirdness of Faye Dunaway's character developing Stockholm
syndrome as she shows interest in her captor. Of course, for convenience's sake, it's Robert Redford, and she's cuckoo over
his blond hair.
All in all, Three Days of the Condor makes for a fair viewing despite the redundant story and the laughable romance
between Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway.