Three Days of the Condor
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| Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
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Six Days of the Condor 1974 novel by James Grady |
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| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
| Edited by |
Don Guidice Fredric Steinkamp (sup) |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $41,509,797 (US) |
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| Soundtrack album by Dave Grusin | |
| Released | August 1975 |
| Label |
Capitol (1975) DRG (2004 reissue) |
| Producer | Neely Plumb |
Three Days of the Condor (stylized on the poster art as 3 Days of the Condor) is a 1975 American political 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 adapted from the 1974 novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. The main point of variance from novel to film lies in the presentation of the CIA. In Grady's book, a rogue element within the Agency is motivated by drug-running greed. In the film, the same individuals act with equal ruthlessness to hide a project intended to protect long-term national interests.
Set mainly in New York City and Washington, D.C., the film is about a bookish CIA researcher who comes back from lunch, discovers all his co-workers shot dead, and tries to outwit those responsible until he figures out whom he can really trust. 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.
Joe Turner (Robert Redford) is a CIA analyst, code named "Condor." He works in a clandestine office in New York City, which operates as a front called the "American Literary Historical Society." Turner's task is to read books, newspapers, and magazines from around the world, looking for hidden meanings and new ideas. As part of his duties, Turner files a report to CIA headquarters on a low-quality thriller novel his office has been reading, pointing out strange plot elements therein, and the unusual assortment of languages into which the book has been translated (Spanish and Dutch but not German or French, and both Arabic and Persian).
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