Movies / The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Runtime: 131 min
Languages: English
Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn play two young men from wealthy families who sell government secrets to the Russians. Based on the true story of Christopher Boyce (Hutton) and Daulton Lee (Penn), this is sometimes edgy, occasionally humorous, and ultimately heartbreaking. Boyce, whose job it is to guard top-secret government papers, becomes disillusioned with the United States and decides to make a deal with the Soviets. His partner in espionage is propelled by less-ideal reasons for his acts, as Penn plays a grungy drug addict in it for the money. An intelligent script is matched on two counts: by John Schlesinger's tight direction and by provocative performances by both actors. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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John Schlesinger | ... |
Writers (2) | Credit |
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Robert Lindsey | (book) |
Steven Zaillian | (writer) |
Composers (2) | Credit |
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Lyle Mays | ... |
Pat Metheny | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Richard Marden | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Allen Daviau | ... |
Actors (58) | Credit |
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Abel Franco | Interrogator |
Anatoli Davydov | Guard (as Anatoly Davidov) |
Annie Kozuch | Boyce Child |
Art Camacho | Boyce Child (as Arturo Comacho) |
Arthur Taxier | FBI Agent |
Betty Lou Henson | Debra |
Bob Arbogast | Guard |
Bob Nelson | FBI Agent |
Boris Leskin | Mikhael |
Burke Byrnes | U.S. Customs Official |
Carlos Romano | Insp. Estevez |
Chris Makepeace | David Lee |
Daniel McDonald | Clay (as Dan McDonald) |
David Suchet | Alex |
Dorian Harewood | Gene |
Drew Snyder | FBI Interrogator |
George Belanger | U.S. Vice Consul |
George C. Grant | Karpov |
Guillermo Ríos | Drug Dealer |
Herbie Wallace | Pet Shop Owner |
Jaime Garza | Raul |
James Hardie | Police Interrogator |
Jeff Seyfried | Pool Man |
Jennifer Runyon | Carole |
Jerry Hardin | Tony Owens |
John Lennon | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
John Ratzenberger | Detective (uncredited) |
Joyce Van Patten | Mrs. Boyce |
Karen West | Boyce Child |
Leopoldo Francés | Nigerian Diplomat |
Lori Singer | Lana |
Macon McCalman | Larry Rogers |
Mady Kaplan | Laurie |
Martha Campos | Carmen |
Martin Luther King | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Marvin J. McIntyre | Ike (as Marvin McIntyre) |
Michael Ironside | FBI Agent |
Nicholas Pryor | Eddie |
Pat Hingle | Mr. Charlie Boyce |
Philip Corey | PAN AM Clerk |
Priscilla Pointer | Mrs. Lee |
Raúl Martínez | Mexican Police Sergeant |
Richard Dysart | Dr. Lee |
Richard Masur | Bartender (uncredited) |
Richard Nixon | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Robert F. Kennedy | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Rob Newell | Boyce Child |
Rob Reed | Boyce Child |
Roger Cudney | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
Sam Ingraffia | Kenny Kahn |
Sean Penn | Daulton Lee |
Stanley Grover | NSA Inspector |
Steve Duffy | Barman |
Steven Miller | Newscaster |
Timothy Hutton | Christopher Boyce |
Tom Nolan | Undercover Cop |
Valerie Wildman | U.S. Embassy Official |
Vic Polizos | FBI Interrogator |