Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.5/10   

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Escritores:

James Grady (novel)
Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay) ...
(más)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 noviembre 1975 (Finland)

Género:

Drama | Romance | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

His CIA code name is Condor. In the next seventy-two hours almost everyone he trusts will try to kill him.

Plot:

A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Book | Kill | Murder | Shot In The Head

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A lesson in what to do with filmmaking.

Reparto

Robert Redford	...	Joseph Turner / The Condor
Faye Dunaway	...	Kathy Hale
Cliff Robertson	...	J. Higgins
Max von Sydow	...	G. Joubert (as Max Von Sydow)
John Houseman	...	Mr. Wabash
Addison Powell	...	Leonard Atwood
Walter McGinn	...	Sam Barber
Tina Chen	...	Janice Chon
Michael Kane	...	S.W. Wicks
Don McHenry	...	Dr. Ferdinand Lappe
Michael B. Miller	...	Fowler (as Michael Miller)
Jess Osuna	...	The Major
Dino Narizzano	...	Harold
Helen Stenborg	...	Mrs. Edwina Russell (as Helen Stenbure)
Patrick Gorman	...	Martin
Hansford Rowe	...	Jennings (also as Hansford Rolle) (as Hansford H. Rowe Jr.)
Carlin Glynn	...	Mae Barber (as Carlin Gylnn)
Hank Garrett	...	Mailman
Arthur French	...	Messenger
Jay Devlin	...	Tall Thin Man
Frank Savino	...	Jimmy
Robert Phalen	...	Newberry
John Randolph Jones	...	Beefy Man
Garrison Phillips	...	Hutton
Lee Steele	...	Heidegger
Ed Crowley	...	Ordinance Man
John Connell	...	TV Reporter
Norman Bush	...	Alice Lieutenant
James Keane	...	Store Clerk
Ed Setrakian	...	Customer
Myron Natwick	...	Civilian
Michael Prince	...	Civilian
Carol Gustafson	...	Landlady
Sal Schillizzi	...	Locksmith
Harmon William	...	CIA Agent
David Bowman	...	Telephone Worker
Eileen Gordon	...	CIA Receptionist
Robert Dahdah	...	Santa Claus
Steve Bonino	...	Kid
Jennifer Rose	...	Kid
David Allen	...	Kid
Glenn Ferguson	...	Kid
Paul Dwyer	...	Kid
Marian Swan	...	Nurse
Dorothi Fox	...	Nurse
Ernest Harden Jr.	...	Teenager
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Beverly Goodman	...	Girl (uncredited)
Russell Johnson	...	Intelligence Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Bruce Moreno	...	Computer Operator (uncredited)
Lauren Simon	...	Neighbor in Elevator (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Sydney Pollack

Créditos del guión
James Grady		(novel "Six Days of the Condor")
Lorenzo Semple Jr.		(screenplay) and
David Rayfiel		(screenplay)

Producida por
Stanley Schneider	....	producer
Dino De Laurentiis	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Música original por
Dave Grusin

Fotografía por
Owen Roizman		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Don Guidice

Casting
Shirley Rich

Diseño de producción por
Stephen B. Grimes		(as Stephen Grimes)

Dirección artística
Gene Rudolf

Decorados
George DeTitta Sr.		(as George DeTitta)

Diseño de vestuario por
Joseph G. Aulisi		(as Joseph C. Aulisi)

Departamento de maquillaje
Susan Germaine	....	hairdresser: Ms. Dunaway
Lee Harman	....	makeup artist: Ms. Dunaway (as Lee Harmon)
Gary Liddiard	....	makeup artist
Bob O'Bradovich	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Paul Ganapoler	....	production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Michael Haley	....	second assistant director (as Mike Haley)
Kim Kurumada	....	second assistant director
Peter R. Scoppa	....	first assistant director (as Pete Scoppa)
Ralph S. Singleton	....	second assistant director (as Ralph Singleton)

Departamento de Arte
Alan Levine	....	property master (as Allan Levine)
Bruno Robotti	....	master scenic

Departamento de sonido
Dennis Maitland	....	production sound
Arthur Piantadosi	....	sound re-recordist
Josef von Stroheim	....	sound editor (as Josef E. Von Stroheim)

Efectos especiales
Augie Lohman	....	special effects

Especialistas
Dean Smith	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Enrique Bravo	....	camera operator
Dusty Wallace	....	gaffer
Robert Ward	....	key grip
Holly Bower	....	special photographer (uncredited)
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer: special assignment (uncredited)
Gary Muller	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Departamento de vestuario
Joseph W. Dehn	....	wardrobe
Bernie Pollack	....	wardrobe
Bernie Pollack	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)

Departamento de Edición
Fredric Steinkamp	....	supervising editor

Departamento de Música
Ted Whitfield	....	music editor

Otros miembros del equipo
Theoni V. Aldredge	....	clothes: Ms. Dunaway
Michael Britton	....	location coordinator
Dino De Laurentiis	....	presenter
Federico De Laurentiis	....	assistant to producer
Sam Goldrich	....	production accountant
Maggie James	....	script supervisor
Adeline Leonard Seakwood	....	office coordinator (as Adeline Leonard)
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Frans J. Afman	....	financial services (uncredited)
Stephen A. Glanzrock	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Compañías Productores

• Dino De Laurentiis Company
• Paramount Pictures
• Wildwood Enterprises (as A Wildwood Enterprises, Inc. Co-Production)

Distribuidores

• Paramount Pictures (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (as Paramount A Gulf + Western Company)
• Hafbo (1976) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1977) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (pan/scan)
• Fox Films (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1992) (Finland) (TV) (MTV1)
• Nelonen (1997) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Rautakirja (????) (Finland) (VHS)
• Tec Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Video Classics
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2001) (Finland) (TV) (TV2)

Otras Compañías

• Creative Film Arts  optical effects

También conocida como:

3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
Los tres días del Cóndor (Spain) [es]

Duración:

117 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

UK:AA (1975) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1976) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Netherlands:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

1 World Trade Center, World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivialidades:

When they are reminiscing, Higgins asks Wabash whether he served with "Col. Donovan" during World War II -- a reference to William Donovan, founder of the Office of Strategic Services and precursor of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Wabash replies, "I sailed the Adriatic with a movie star at the helm" -- referring to actor Sterling Hayden, who served with the OSS, running the German blockade of the Adriatic during WWII to get supplies to Yugoslav partisans.

Errores:

Errores Reales: The NYPD Lieutenant who is interviewed in the alley by a TV crew is incorrectly listed in the credits as "Alice Lieutenant". This is probably a typo of "Police Lieutenant".

Citas:

Joe Turner: What does Operations care about a bunch of damn books? A book in Dutch. A book out of Venezuela. Mystery stories in Arabic.
Atwood: Wait!
Joe Turner: What the hell is so important about...
[He stops as he sees the connection]
Joe Turner: Oil fields. Oil. That's it, isn't it? This whole damn thing was about oil! Wasn't it? Wasn't it?
Atwood: Yes, it was.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Making of 'Enemy of the State' (2006) (V)

A lesson in what to do with filmmaking.

Being someone who wants to tell his stories for a living this movie was a revelation. I saw it when I was not quite 18. Over ten years ago.

I came across it on one of the movie channels. It opens so quietly. Just everyday life going on. A guy late for work. Coming in by bike and in the rain no less. His workplace is comprised of superiors he wont conform to please and those he works alongside that apprciate that quality in him. He has the air of a man that knows who he is. Gently he sets the tone for his corner of the world and those around him are much the better for it.

He goes out for lunch and returns to find everyone in his office cut down like they were nothing. Even though we saw it happening. We still feel his horror at returning to find his sanctuary torn asunder.

When he finds his feet again he calls in and in a panic tells his superiors. Everyone's dead! When they try to run him through the usual protocols he reponds. I'm not a field agent I just read books! He doesn't go charging off for revenge like so many action heroes. This guy just wants out. He's seen his world demolished and he just wants to survive the day. He's panicked and alone. But when his saviours turn out to be, if not in league with the devil at least working the same side of the street. He has to fend for himself. Having run out of options and with nowhere to turn this CIA reader realizes if there's any saving to be done he'll have to do it himself. And as John Houseman's Big Guy at the CIA asks Cliff Robertson's Director Higgins "how is he doing this" Higgins replies "He reads. He reads... everything" Houseman nods knowingly. The message here? Knowledge is power. And while these men have their offices and expense accounts Joseph Turner is a man who knows things. He borrows some equipment from the back of a Telephone repairman's truck and taps a telephone line in a NY city Hotel. Another character we might think this an unlikely skill to just happen to come in handy but it's been established. The guy is brilliant and has a job reading and analyzing books all day every day five days a week. He isn't everyman. He's just the hero any one of us COULD be. He is believable which makes all that he achieves all the more impressive.

The moments of tension between Turner and Joubert the Assassin are beautifully done. From the initial scene where the hit on his office goes down we know that this hitman knows he is standing next to the only one of his targets that is still running free. Joseph it seems

has a sense of it. As you watch the scene play out as they move between floors. You feel trapped there with them. Joubert is like a force of nature. He harbours no personal motives and so it's difficult to harbour any against him.

As to whether Joseph knows it was he that personally killed the people at his office. Its unsure. But I feel like at the final interaction between them one thing is clear. Turner is at least at that moment unable to switch gears from the natural gratitude he must feel at being saved by this man and however coincidentally aided by his actions. He feels safe enough to talk comfortable with him.

I could write pages more but time escapes me.