The book is "Six Days of the Condor" because it's a novel, and novels have the luxury of taking their time telling the story. The movie is "Three Days of the Condor" because movies are a medium limited in time, generally speaking 1-1/2 to 2 hours. So the filmmakers decided to compress the story into three days.
If you want to see more of Faye Dunnaway, I suggest The three Musketeers 1973 and the 4 Musketeers also 1973/4. Andalso The Thomas Crown Affair, Steve McQueen Staring
Another '70s thriller that you will enjoy is "The Day of the Jackal" released in 1973. The story unfolds in the 1960's in Europe and is loosely based on real events. As the story unfolds you will be drawn into an intense game of cat and mouse that will not be resolved until the last seconds of the movie. There is a remake of this movie titled "Jackal" with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere that is also worthy of a viewing but only after you have seen the 1973 original.
Great you mentioned this very tight film. I almost included it but my 70's list was growing so long. I'm still regretting other titles I didn't write lol
Many productions, especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s, tried to emulate the sense of fear and or mimic the theme of an ordinary Joe/Jane thrust in unorthodox situations [conspiracies]. This movie and the movie "The Conversation," for the most part, were the gold standards for the genre, with some honorable mentions like "Capricorn One" and the "Parallax Conspiracy." Notable entries to the genre are "The Package," "No Way Out," "Company Business," and "Enemy of the State," which I should mention is the best re-boot combining the themes explored in Condor and Conversation. On a side note, there was no formal CIA representative or technical advisor to inform the director of how the CIA works. But a CIA officer (actually a later disgraced CIA director) was on set, 'visiting.'
Another 1970's film with prophetic social commentary is Network (1976), also with Faye Dunaway. Very different from this one, and at the time I thought far-fetched. Unfortunately, not so. What has happened to network news is tragic, and this film spoke the truth about it just as it was beginning to turn.
A "Network" reaction is a "morale imperative." More magnificent and disturbing with each passing year. Hands down Ned Beatty's BEST scene of his career (helps tap down that OTHER one{he hated to talk about it...})
Peter Finch was awarded the 1st postumous Oscar for his part in Network. The scene where he breaks down on camera was virtually copied on the opening of Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, a 1 series thing about a show based on SNL that starred Bradley Whitford (out of The West Wing) & Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends).
One of my favorite movies from the 1970's. This and Sneakers (1992?) are two of my favorites from Redford. They have a lot of similarities. Also note while Redford is a heck of an actor his Oscar win is for directing. Also Joubert (von Sydow) is not the bad guy, nor is he the good guy, he is a contractor with no morals. Pay the man and he does the job, doing what he has contracted to do is his only compass, morally. Last note...a lot of this plot is somewhat homaged in the MCU film Captain America the Winter Soldier (2014) in which Robert Redford plays the big bad. Not surprising as the Russo Brothers (directors) specifically said they were going for a trust no one 3 Days of the Condor vibe.
The "urban legend", so to speak, of "Sneakers", loosely implies that Joseph Turner of "3 Days of the Condor" is infact Martin Bishop/Martin Brice of "Sneakers". That he survived and has been in hiding all those years. It's easy to buy considering how smart Joseph Turner was... ...or should I say Martin Bishop!?🤔🤨
I agree with your comments. I only wish Sneakers had been a little more tightly directed. Some of the pacing lets the film down slightly and I never felt the stakes were that high, nor the urgency or danger to give the film a bit more bite. Redford was good as always, though, and I'm glad the film exists.
When I first watched this film in 1975, it had me on the edge of my seat and I really like Faye Dunaway's performance. Great film and great reaction!!!!
Great reaction, Madison, I knew that you'd find it interesting. I recommend this film to just about everyone, I can't understand why it isn't better known or gets the recognition which it deserves. A few other films which I recommend are, 'Capricorn One' 1977, a few Faye Dunaway films, 'Eyes of Laura Mars' 1978, 'The Thomas Crown Affair' 1968 (this is the original with Steve McQueen, the remake of the same name from 1999 with Pierce Brosnan is just as good), last but definitely not least the amazing 'Chinatown' 1974 with Jack Nicholson, the follow up film 'The Two Jakes' 1990 is excellent also.
Because of Vietnam and Watergate people were starting to no longer trust the US government. I've seen this movie so many times I've lost count. I love how he uses his brains to fight back against the shadowy CIA. Another similar movie from back then that has a similar vibe is the Parallax View with Warren Beatty. It's quite excellent. In fact the guy who wrote Three Days of the Condor, Lorenzo Semple Jr., wrote it as well. He's a great writer. In fact, I read Six Days of the Condor a long time ago and recall thinking the movie was much better.
I always kinda dug this one, especially Max Von Sydow's character - he was so good at fleshing out supporting parts like this. A lot of great performers come out of Europe but Max was in a class by himself. He had the good luck to be mature beyond his years so he seemed to be around for decades longer than he was because, for example, they aged him up for "The Exorcist" which artificially added like thirty years to his acting career, if you see what I mean. Am I making up that there was a TV version someone was going to make that was gonna make it six days again? Or did that not happen? Mike Nichols told my favorite Robert Redford story. They knew each other in New York, Nichols was preparing "The Graduate" and Redford was lobbying him hard for the part Dustin Hoffman ended up playing. After a lot of back and forth, Nichols finally said to Redford that he was totally wrong for the role, "The character's got to be a loser." Redford said he could totally play that and Nichols said, "Bullshit. Have you ever struck out with a girl?" Redford said, "What do you mean?" Nichols said, "Exactly." 🤣
Happiness is a warm puppy. Happiness is a sunny day. And Happiness is watching Madison work her way through Robert Redfords filmography! I can't wait for her to see Redford in Little Fauss and Big Halsy, The Electric Horseman, Barefoot in the Park, The Hot Rock, The Great Waldo Pepper, The Way We Were, All the Presidents Men, The Candidate, Downhill Racer, Brubaker and Out of Africa, and maybe Sneakers.
I hope she gets to All the President’s Men. Such a great flick no one is reacting to. I first saw it freshman year of high school back in the mid 80s. The same teacher showed us 12 Angry Men. Thanks Miss Seymour, wherever you are.
This movie rolls in as my 6th favorite film of all-time. I love cerebral movies. 1. Lawrence of Arabia 2. Casablanca 3. The French Connection 4. The Sound of Music 5. The Day of the Jackal (1974) 6. Three Days of the Condor 7. A Bridge Too Far 8. Sabrina (1954) 9. Inception 10. Breaker Morant I love your reactions! The late great John Houseman played Mr. Wabash. You should react to The Paper Chase (1973).
The paper chase is a good movie, but not incredibly great. Patton, with George C. Scott is a great one. Apocalypse Now, with Marlon Brando and some snot-nosed kid who went on to run the West Wing is amazing. Catch-22 is incredible, with a bunch of excellent actors. There are too many about wars.
Hidden conspiracies was a key to a lot of 1970s films. If you've never seen it, watch "Chinatown" with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, another classic '70s film, even though it's set in the 1930s.
I personally love ambiguous endings, because they require that one think. Life is not clear, and its stories are not usually simple, but I can see how some people long for that clarity.
Madison, great reaction for a wonderful film. By the way, Faye Dunaway was in Bonnie & Clyde, Little Big Man, Network & Chinatown... everyone of which you will enjoy watching and reacting to... And you're right, of course, about Max von Syndow, he's always terrific.
Great reaction and movie choice Madison, I'm 62 and seen almost ALL Robert Redford movies as an actor, he's a gem... I'm a straight man but always considered him the most handsome actor of his time, sort of a pre version of Brad Pitt but more manly... Physical presence and charisma, It is his acting tough that has always impressed me the most, so expressive but all rendered in subtlety, no shouting, grimacing or over acting, even great actors like Pacino, Nickolson and DeNiro sometimes went overboard in their later years but not Redford, great refined performances with mostly outstanding if not all blockbuster movie choices, his resume speaks for itself and the creation of Sundance, a true giving back gift to the Independent movie community, one of the few Hollywood giants that praised quality over quantity, profit and fame, not many of those in the roster of actors in Hollywood history, ALL his movies starting with 1969's Downhill Racer are worth viewing, quite a compelling legacy!
Your description of his acting style is right on the money. It was all about the interior, restraint, reacting, and you can see his thought process and engagement in all his work. And he is the undisputed master of the subtle double-take, which somehow finds its way into every performance.
Ms. Madison, thanks so much for covering one of my favorite Redford films. The man dressed in blue at the lunch counter who spoke briefly to Redford was Ed Setrakian, who taught me Public Speaking and Composition of Speech when I was in college in NYC, around the time this movie was made. Mr. Setrakian did a lot of theater and even some tv, including a few episodes of the Sopranos .
@@michaelsegriff3362 My pleasure sir. It was good of you to share that and give your tutor a shout out, plus the fact that I learned yet another interesting detail about this film, which is among my favourite Redford movies. And may I just say that you being an NYC student during arguably the finest decade in American cinema (not to mention the music scene) means I could spend hours on end peppering you with questions of what you saw and the societal shifts you lived through and...etc etc. For now though, I'll contain my enthusiasm and thank you once again.
@@skylinerunner1695 Pleasure is all mine, hit me up anytime. BTW, Ed Setrakian was a professor, not a tutor, and pulled no punches when critiquing students’ speeches, in a director-like manner. I almost jumped out of my skin in 2008, when I saw an elderly college professor of mine babysitting Junior Soprano on tv. 😂
@@michaelsegriff3362 Ah my bad. Professor it is. Yeah that must have been wild seeing him appear on a modern TV show, and suddenly far older, too. A Rip Van Winkle moment lol
There’s a TH-cam video titled “Three Days of The Condor at 45: Truth To Power”. Close to 50 years, this movie is still eerily relevant to our times and it explains the zeitgeist then and now.
To give some context to the film-this was just a few years after Watergate (and Vietnam) which created great distrust and cynicism for the government and its agencies (some of which Nixon tried to subvert for his own personal ends). As a result, this period saw the release of a few conspiracy/paranoia films like this (another notable one is The Parallax View with Warren Beatty and Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation. I enjoyed your perceptive takes on the film, like your comment that Faye Dunaway's character felt "seen" for the first time. I also enjoyed you pointing out callbacks to other films, particularly Rear Window-using the flashbulb during the fight is definitely one of Hitchcock's dictums, which is to use a prop or something related to a character's job in fight scenes like this (otherwise, why introduce it?)
One of Redford's best! Madison, Max von Sydow wasnt painting DD figurines, those were tin soldiers of the 19th century; a childhood friend used to have the molds & back in the 70s we were doing what Mr.von Sydow was doing there but we never reenacted battlefields or had any rules for that. As for the Xmas movies: Let time pass & something new replaces the old; today they're all hyped up about 'The Shawshank Redemption' but the 'Count of Monte Christo' and 'Papillion' are all forgotten now.. MC is the base material & might not be forgotten soon, but check out 'Papillon' (1973 film) with Dustin Hoffman & Steve McQueen; if you got a knack for the 70's you gonna like that one for sure! 🙂
People go on about Tom Cruise running, but Redford was also a physical actor, and a terrific runner onscreen, great form and true athleticism. He ran his way through many films and has some awesome running and combat scenes in this one too. Oh, and the guy was born to wear denim.
@@artbagley1406 You're right. He also does some track running in The Way We Were and Downhill Racer, a little running and scrambling through a swamp in The Chase, a couple of brief running scenes in Tell Them Willie Boy is Here and Brubaker, and as you say, sprints in The Sting, which is the movie with the most amount of Redford running footage.
No doubt, no doubt. I don’t think Redford did the challenging and dangerous stunts that Cruise does today, though, not by a long shot. Anyway, I’m a huge fan of both.
A lovely reaction, Madison! Thank you. I don’t know whether you’ve ever seen All the President’s Men (1976), but it’s another superb, suspenseful, political film starring Robert Redford - but based on true facts. Robert Ludlum‘s original novel The Bourne Identity“ came out five years after this film; it wouldn’t surprise me if Ludlum got the idea for the “random woman enlisted as accomplice“ from this film.
you are reacting to my favorite movies and requests...Thanks! I know many people must have requested this one. One of his biggest hits and another great performance is The Natrual.
Another great reaction! If you would like to see more Faye Dunaway, two excellent choices to react to would be Chinatown (1974), with Jack Nicholson, and Bonnie and Clyde (1967), with Warren Beatty. Another movie you would enjoy is 1976's Marathon Man, starring two legendary actors in Dustin Hoffman, and the incomparable Laurence Olivier, along with Roy Scheider (The French Connection, Jaws, The 7 Ups). These three great movies have been overlooked by other reactors, and I'd rather see your reaction anyway. Please 😊
Your suggestions definitely have my vote! Marathon Man is so atmospheric with such a sombre tone, it's among my favourites of the paranoid 70's, right up there with The Conversation and The Parallax View and All the Presidents Men. What makes Marathon Man special is the vulnerability of our main character, who is ill-equipped to deal with the forces that cross his path. He begins the movie already fearful and somewhat broken, and though he fights back and overcomes, the ending is no victory for him, merely a confirmation that the world is every bit as untrustworthy as he'd believed it to be.
@@Dave-hb7lxIs it safe? "I don't know what you're talking about." Is it safe? "Oh, yes, it's incredibly safe." Dental drill starting up. "Aaaaaaahhhhh." Dustin needs some oil of cloves, desperately.
One of Robert Redford's first significant on-screen performances was as the main character for a Twilight Zone episode called "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). It was very early in his career, but his performance in that episode was just as good as all his later work.
Saw this several times in the theater, the 2nd time to catch all of the small clues. Faye Dunaway was exceptional in Bonnie and Clyde, and also in The Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen. I had Robert Redford's picture in my dresser for many years!
I'm in my 60's. I hadn't seen this movie until about 20 years ago. I remember hearing about it back when it was released. I was impressed by it. Surprisingly well done. Engrossing story. Looking forward to watching this reaction.
Hi Madison, it was great to have someone react to this classic at last. I`ve been suggesting it to many different reactors for sometime. I`m glad you enjoyed it as I did myself, I`m sure it helps not to have read the synopsis. Personally, although I have not seen all of his films, I have to say, I`ve never come across a film with R. Redford in, that I have disliked. The same can be said for Max Von Sydow, I enjoyed every performance of his I have seen. Some more good films with Faye Dunaway are the 1967 (Bonnie & Clyde) with Warren Beatty, the 1968 (Thomas Crown Affair) with Steve McQueen. Also, the three/four Musketeers films of 1973/74 respectively with Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlin, Frank Finlay, Christopher Lee & Raquel Welch.
I saw this at the theater and remember enjoying it very much. A little complicated for a teenager but after Watergate, espionage and paranoia was in the air (can't wait for you to do 'All The President's Men'). I had forgotten just how well it was written. So great to see if getting a proper reaction as always!
This was so much fun watching you enjoy one of my all-time favorite films. I’m impressed with your ability to keep track and dissect things on the fly that probably took me many many viewings to do the same.
I don't know what the tag-line for this film is, maybe 'Trust no one' - ingenious movie - try Costner in 'No Way Out' brilliant mind bending film and Michael Douglas in a 1997 movie The Game , again brilliant concept, brilliantly executed...Fincher movie....also 'Chinatown' - Dunaway and Jack Nicholson 1973, absolute classic...
Here are some of his best: The Way We Were, 1973 Barefoot in the Park, 1967 Out of Africa, 1985 All the President's Men, 1976 The Great Waldo Pepper, 1975 The Candidate, 1972 This Property is Condemned, 1966
Max von Sydow, favorite actor of great Swedish director Ingmar (not Ingrid) Bergman. If you ever get into serious art films, you must check out Ingmar Bergman. You'll find Max von Sydow in a lot of them.
The novel has 4 more days of action- when they filmed it, they changed the title and cut enough if it to cut it down to feature film length. The plot is also signifigantly changed-- oil was not the central plot device.
An intense film. Haven't seen it in quite a while, so thanks for the viewing! Have you considered "All The President's Men" from 1976? It's the one about the Watergate affair and the two WaPo reporters investigating it. Redford and Dustin Hoffman in a very gripping story. Cheers!
Faye Dunawy had an illustrious career, she starred in" the towering inferno"',"Thomas crown affair","The two Jakes with Jack Nicholson". Are her most famous role of all time as"Bonnie Barker" Bonnie and Clyde"also"award-winning"Mommy dearest"award-winning movie"Network""The eyes of Laura Mars"damn and"Chinatown".
I know I'm coming late to the party, but although Redford and Newman seem joined at the hip, another actor who fits right in is Steve McQueen. I don't know why, but he doesn't get much attention, yet he was the top star of his era and the epitome of the "cool guy". I recommend "Buillitt" on the one hand and "The Thomas Crown Affair" (with Faye Dunaway) on the other.
Funny, i found your profile because i just watched 3 days of Condor last week and then i watched it again last night and wanted to know what anyone thought of it. I have also watched a few other of his movies lately - the one he just made with Jayne Fonda - souls at night - spy game - the one he plays a pilot. I am convinced he may be the best actor ever.
His assessment of her photographs reminds me of THE NOVEMBER MAN with Pierce Brosnan. "We called you The November man, because after you came through town, nothing lived."
One of my favorite films of all time-in my top 10. I once almost even had a chance to tell director Sidney Pollack that in person! Back in the '90s, I got tickets for an advance screening of Sense and Sensibility. Afterwards, my now-wife and I were invited to remain in the theater with about 20 other people to be part of a focus group discussion for the film. Pollack was one of the producers of the movie (he initially had planned to direct it), so he was in the back of the theater listening with the suits! Unfortunately, when the focus group concluded, they escorted us out through an aisle on the other side of the venue. I now wish I had simply yelled it out lol.
Syd Field's bible on screenwriting used this movie to describe the proper paradigm of hook, set up, plot point, conflict, plot point II and resolution. It's a great movie.
If you still have not seen any other Faye Dunaway movies, then "Chinatown" is for you. It is one of the best movies of the 1970s, and one of the finest Film Noir movies ever made, co-starring Jack Nicholson and John Huston, who as a director, practically invented Film Noir with "The Maltese Falcon". ---OronOfMontreal
Robert Redford: A WALK IN THE WOODS with Nick Nolte for comedy, ALL IS LOST by himself, for the sheerly unique experience. There is no dialogue. Paul newman: HOMBRE, a western, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE with Kevin Costner and Robin Wright, a tragic romance, Outer Banks culture.
So happy you did this reaction, Madison.........and I'm somewhat surprised it even appeared on your radar ("Condor" isn't exactly talked about a great deal when discussing Redford movies).............and, yes, one of the best endings to any movie I"ve ever watched.........."thought provoking" comes to mind..................thanks for posting.
Kinda prophetic. One of my favorite films of the 70s. Redford has a quality on film that I love and I'm not sure how to describe it. It just never gets old. Great pick, Your father has fine taste in films.
"The Hot Rock" (1972) is a crime/comedy caper starring: Robert Redford and George Segal. "Marathon Man" (1976) is a cold-war thriller starring: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider. "The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985) is the Brat Pack spy flick starring: Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn.
The Falcon and the Snowman was made in 1985 but really belongs with the awesome films from the 70's, with which it shares its tone and underlying dread. A wonderful throwback and brilliant mature non-brat pack performances by Hutton and Penn.
Sydney Pollack, the director of this made several Robert Redford movies, including 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘞𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦, and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯. His biggest film I think was 𝑻𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒆, which is a must-see comedy. The book this movie is based on had just come out, maybe a year prior. The studio probably picked it up before it was even printed.
Great reaction! One of the best Redford movies, in my opinion. He did one recently called 'All is Lost' in 2013....he is the only actor in that film and it contains almost no dialogue at all, the script for it was only 32 pages long. He did a masterful job conveying all the emotion and feeling in that film, with nearly no speaking lines throughout. It proves he is truly one of the best actors to be able to do that well.
I saw this movie in a tiny theatre in Boulder Montana in 1976. Great movie. Really wasn’t a theater. Just a projector in a little building with a screen like they set up a a school in the old days. The family that ran it made popcorn fresh.
This is from a time when the filmmakers trusted the audience enough that everything didn't have to be spelled out. The ending is representative of that, it's up to you as the viewer to decide how it's going to resolve. Having read the book (a great page turner, I read it in a day) the film is reworked somewhat but the basic action is the same just compressed into three days to tighten the pacing. Since you're a Redford fan you really have to watch "The Way We Were" where he costarred with Barbra Streisand. Wonderful film with strong performances (Babs was Oscar nominated and should have won). An enormous hit in its day and providing Streisand with a signature tune in the theme song which went to #1 on the charts and stayed there for weeks.
I just discovered your channel and am catching up on reactions. Enjoying them all very much. Thank you for reacting to this, it’s one of my favorite 70s movies. I think you’d really enjoy The Hot Rock, another 70s Redford movie, this one a jewel heist comedy.
Did you watch any of The Americans? On FX? How about Alan Pakula's Paranoia Trilogy? Klute 1971 Parallax View 1973 and All The President's Men ? Starring, respectively Fonda/Sutherland, Warren Beatty, and Redford/Hoffman?
One of the reasons Redford was cast as Alexander Pierce in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is because of how much that movie apes '70s political thrillers like "Three Days of the Condor"!
I will choose a reaction to the movie and haven't really stuck with any individual reviewer. Some of the reviewers have gone out on the fringe and have incorporated these projects into their library. What I'm saying is that you are a rare gem, my dear.
Hey Madison, you spoke about other movies with the same vibe as this one and mentioned “The Bourne Identity”. The original or first version wasn’t the movie with Matt Damon from 2002; there was a two-part TV movie called “The Bourne identity” from 1988 starring Richard Chamberlain, which is the adaptation closest to the novel by Robert Ludlum.
I've always absolutely loved this movie. And the scene where Joubert describes to Turner what would happen to him is one of my all-time favorite scenes in any movie. I also love that fact that Captain America: The Winter Soldier - which Robert Redford is in - has an easter egg reference to this movie.
I saw this in the theater when it was released in 1975 when I was 17 , and I enjoyed it and still do . But what I like the best when I watch it now is the nostalgia . This movie is so seventies , and back then all of that technology - i.e. touchtone phones and tape recorder devices - seemed so new at the time , but all of that stuff seems so ‘ klunky ‘ compared to the stuff we have now . Good movie .
Deeply under appreciated movie- script acting suspense; cast and acte so well ? And the “love” story angle between runaway and Redford is so real and unusual; max should have been up for an award…
There was an AMC series called "Rubicon" that had a very similar setup and paranoid vibe. Sadly, it got little love from the public and was cancelled before they got too deep down the rabbit hole, but if you like the vibe of this film and are willing to go in knowing there will be no resolution, it's an enjoyable watch - if you can find it. This film has aged surprisingly well. With the possible exception of the ending. Yet, the ending IS vague with possible ominous overtones, so maybe it has aged well too. Thanks for watching this - and for putting 'Condor' on the radar of folks who may not have known of it.
As a former Cold Warrior, I’ve always had an affinity with this genre of film. There are many good ones out there, and some poorly-made. Thanks for reacting to this one, Madison. As far as I can tell, you’re the first to do so.
This is a classic 70's film. Classic "Old" New York. And Dave Grusins score. Way ahead of its time. In 1975 this all sounded quite wild. Most of it was all born out years later. The point of weather they would "Print it" was to show that they actually control the press. Turner thought he was safe in going to the New York times. Higgins is basically saying 'We control that".
Faye Dunaway movies worth watching: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Little Big Man (1970) Chinatown (1974) Network (1976) Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) Mommie Dearest (1981)
One of my favorite movies of all time. Robert Redford doesn't make bad movies, some are just better than others.
Great way of putting it
I dunno, I mean...SPY GAME?
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So true. He's like his buddy Paul Newman. Newman never made a bad pic, either. From "The Silver Chalice" to "Cars", Newman was the bomb.
In some ways this film reminds me of the vampire movie Twilight.
The book is "Six Days of the Condor" because it's a novel, and novels have the luxury of taking their time telling the story. The movie is "Three Days of the Condor" because movies are a medium limited in time, generally speaking 1-1/2 to 2 hours. So the filmmakers decided to compress the story into three days.
If you want to see more of Faye Dunnaway, I suggest The three Musketeers 1973 and the 4 Musketeers also 1973/4.
Andalso The Thomas Crown Affair, Steve McQueen Staring
The footage shot inside Cliff Robertsons office was actually shot in the World Trade Center.
@@davidclarke7122 You forgot Bonnie and Clyde?
Another '70s thriller that you will enjoy is "The Day of the Jackal" released in 1973. The story unfolds in the 1960's in Europe and is loosely based on real events. As the story unfolds you will be drawn into an intense game of cat and mouse that will not be resolved until the last seconds of the movie. There is a remake of this movie titled "Jackal" with Bruce Willis and Richard Gere that is also worthy of a viewing but only after you have seen the 1973 original.
Michael Lonsdale is so interesting to watch in movies, very good film
The Day Of The Jackal Is One Of My All Time Favorite Movies. Great screenplay
Great you mentioned this very tight film. I almost included it but my 70's list was growing so long. I'm still regretting other titles I didn't write lol
DofTJ - Great Movie.
That's another favourite of mine. The 1973 original.
Many productions, especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s, tried to emulate the sense of fear and or mimic the theme of an ordinary Joe/Jane thrust in unorthodox situations [conspiracies]. This movie and the movie "The Conversation," for the most part, were the gold standards for the genre, with some honorable mentions like "Capricorn One" and the "Parallax Conspiracy."
Notable entries to the genre are "The Package," "No Way Out," "Company Business," and "Enemy of the State," which I should mention is the best re-boot combining the themes explored in Condor and Conversation.
On a side note, there was no formal CIA representative or technical advisor to inform the director of how the CIA works. But a CIA officer (actually a later disgraced CIA director) was on set, 'visiting.'
Don't forget Spy Game with Redford and Brad Pitt. It's not Great, but it's also better than Sneakers.
Another 1970's film with prophetic social commentary is Network (1976), also with Faye Dunaway. Very different from this one, and at the time I thought far-fetched. Unfortunately, not so. What has happened to network news is tragic, and this film spoke the truth about it just as it was beginning to turn.
A "Network" reaction is a "morale imperative." More magnificent and disturbing with each passing year. Hands down Ned Beatty's BEST scene of his career (helps tap down that OTHER one{he hated to talk about it...})
"Network", one of the greatest films, with so many great actors at their peaks.
The Most Prophetic Film in the History of Film! See : Fox News!
@@jamesalexander5623 "You have meddled with the primal forces of nature, Mr. Lindell, and I won't have it!" - Rupert Murdoch
Peter Finch was awarded the 1st postumous Oscar for his part in Network. The scene where he breaks down on camera was virtually copied on the opening of Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, a 1 series thing about a show based on SNL that starred Bradley Whitford (out of The West Wing) & Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends).
29:31 - The subtle look. Like a fine wine... Pollack was a damn good director. Also Von Sydow's monologue later. Still chilling.
One of my favorite movies from the 1970's. This and Sneakers (1992?) are two of my favorites from Redford. They have a lot of similarities. Also note while Redford is a heck of an actor his Oscar win is for directing. Also Joubert (von Sydow) is not the bad guy, nor is he the good guy, he is a contractor with no morals. Pay the man and he does the job, doing what he has contracted to do is his only compass, morally.
Last note...a lot of this plot is somewhat homaged in the MCU film Captain America the Winter Soldier (2014) in which Robert Redford plays the big bad. Not surprising as the Russo Brothers (directors) specifically said they were going for a trust no one 3 Days of the Condor vibe.
Yes, I agree, Sneekers should be on the list, great supporting cast too.
The "urban legend", so to speak, of "Sneakers", loosely implies that Joseph Turner of "3 Days of the Condor" is infact Martin Bishop/Martin Brice of "Sneakers". That he survived and has been in hiding all those years.
It's easy to buy considering how smart Joseph Turner was...
...or should I say Martin Bishop!?🤔🤨
I agree with your comments. I only wish Sneakers had been a little more tightly directed. Some of the pacing lets the film down slightly and I never felt the stakes were that high, nor the urgency or danger to give the film a bit more bite. Redford was good as always, though, and I'm glad the film exists.
Butch and Sundance? the Sting?
@@skylinerunner1695 Well it is certainly lighter than Condor. They were attempting to mix humor with spy thriller. That is not easy.
When I first watched this film in 1975, it had me on the edge of my seat and I really like Faye Dunaway's performance. Great film and great reaction!!!!
Great reaction, Madison, I knew that you'd find it interesting.
I recommend this film to just about everyone, I can't understand why it isn't better known or gets the recognition which it deserves. A few other films which I recommend are, 'Capricorn One' 1977, a few Faye Dunaway films, 'Eyes of Laura Mars' 1978, 'The Thomas Crown Affair' 1968 (this is the original with Steve McQueen, the remake of the same name from 1999 with Pierce Brosnan is just as good), last but definitely not least the amazing 'Chinatown' 1974 with Jack Nicholson, the follow up film 'The Two Jakes' 1990 is excellent also.
Because of Vietnam and Watergate people were starting to no longer trust the US government. I've seen this movie so many times I've lost count. I love how he uses his brains to fight back against the shadowy CIA. Another similar movie from back then that has a similar vibe is the Parallax View with Warren Beatty. It's quite excellent. In fact the guy who wrote Three Days of the Condor, Lorenzo Semple Jr., wrote it as well. He's a great writer. In fact, I read Six Days of the Condor a long time ago and recall thinking the movie was much better.
There was an energy crisis in the 70s. I remember being in line for gas for blocks. The movie was addressing this point of view.
I always kinda dug this one, especially Max Von Sydow's character - he was so good at fleshing out supporting parts like this. A lot of great performers come out of Europe but Max was in a class by himself. He had the good luck to be mature beyond his years so he seemed to be around for decades longer than he was because, for example, they aged him up for "The Exorcist" which artificially added like thirty years to his acting career, if you see what I mean.
Am I making up that there was a TV version someone was going to make that was gonna make it six days again? Or did that not happen?
Mike Nichols told my favorite Robert Redford story. They knew each other in New York, Nichols was preparing "The Graduate" and Redford was lobbying him hard for the part Dustin Hoffman ended up playing. After a lot of back and forth, Nichols finally said to Redford that he was totally wrong for the role, "The character's got to be a loser." Redford said he could totally play that and Nichols said, "Bullshit. Have you ever struck out with a girl?" Redford said, "What do you mean?" Nichols said, "Exactly." 🤣
Max Von Sydow is a legend in the film industry, he made movies for over 50 years. The Seventh Seal [1957].
Happiness is a warm puppy. Happiness is a sunny day. And Happiness is watching Madison work her way through Robert Redfords filmography! I can't wait for her to see Redford in Little Fauss and Big Halsy, The Electric Horseman, Barefoot in the Park, The Hot Rock, The Great Waldo Pepper, The Way We Were, All the Presidents Men, The Candidate, Downhill Racer, Brubaker and Out of Africa, and maybe Sneakers.
...and the superb All Is Lost...
and The Natural
So many great films! I personally love "The Hot Rock' and "Sneakers".
A great playlist Runner.
I hope she gets to All the President’s Men. Such a great flick no one is reacting to. I first saw it freshman year of high school back in the mid 80s. The same teacher showed us 12 Angry Men. Thanks Miss Seymour, wherever you are.
This movie rolls in as my 6th favorite film of all-time. I love cerebral movies.
1. Lawrence of Arabia
2. Casablanca
3. The French Connection
4. The Sound of Music
5. The Day of the Jackal (1974)
6. Three Days of the Condor
7. A Bridge Too Far
8. Sabrina (1954)
9. Inception
10. Breaker Morant
I love your reactions! The late great John Houseman played Mr. Wabash. You should react to The Paper Chase (1973).
The paper chase is a good movie, but not incredibly great.
Patton, with George C. Scott is a great one.
Apocalypse Now, with Marlon Brando and some snot-nosed kid who went on to run the West Wing is amazing.
Catch-22 is incredible, with a bunch of excellent actors.
There are too many about wars.
I also have this movie in my top 10
Hidden conspiracies was a key to a lot of 1970s films. If you've never seen it, watch "Chinatown" with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, another classic '70s film, even though it's set in the 1930s.
I personally love ambiguous endings, because they require that one think. Life is not clear, and its stories are not usually simple, but I can see how some people long for that clarity.
Ha! You quoted John Houseman’s line.
@@theosprey7111 Oh, my. You're right! Unintentional but apt.
Madison, great reaction for a wonderful film.
By the way, Faye Dunaway was in Bonnie & Clyde, Little Big Man, Network & Chinatown... everyone of which you will enjoy watching and reacting to...
And you're right, of course, about Max von Syndow, he's always terrific.
Great reaction and movie choice Madison, I'm 62 and seen almost ALL Robert Redford movies as an actor, he's a gem... I'm a straight man but always considered him the most handsome actor of his time, sort of a pre version of Brad Pitt but more manly... Physical presence and charisma, It is his acting tough that has always impressed me the most, so expressive but all rendered in subtlety, no shouting, grimacing or over acting, even great actors like Pacino, Nickolson and DeNiro sometimes went overboard in their later years but not Redford, great refined performances with mostly outstanding if not all blockbuster movie choices, his resume speaks for itself and the creation of Sundance, a true giving back gift to the Independent movie community, one of the few Hollywood giants that praised quality over quantity, profit and fame, not many of those in the roster of actors in Hollywood history, ALL his movies starting with 1969's Downhill Racer are worth viewing, quite a compelling legacy!
Your description of his acting style is right on the money. It was all about the interior, restraint, reacting, and you can see his thought process and engagement in all his work. And he is the undisputed master of the subtle double-take, which somehow finds its way into every performance.
The Conversation" (1974) starring Gene Hackman. Another forgotten gem.
Not forgotten by me. I champion this film every chance I get to anyone who'll listen! lol
Coppola's best film.
@@skylinerunner1695 I'm listening. Please, go on. /s
How are these films "forgotten", again?
Nice pick,Madison! I read the book when it first came out, and I remember really enjoying the movie too! Looking forward to it. 🙂
Man, you're hitting all the good stuff.
Excellent soundtrack by the great Dave Grusin. Been on my regular music rotation for years.
Glad you mentioned the great Dave Grusin! An excellent soundtrack for sure.
This is one of my favorite movies! Thank you for reacting to Three Days of the Condor!
Ms. Madison, thanks so much for covering one of my favorite Redford films. The man dressed in blue at the lunch counter who spoke briefly to Redford was Ed Setrakian, who taught me Public Speaking and Composition of Speech when I was in college in NYC, around the time this movie was made. Mr. Setrakian did a lot of theater and even some tv, including a few episodes of the Sopranos .
I went back after reading your comment to see the gentleman you mention. Nice to hear things like this regarding these films. Thanks
@@skylinerunner1695 Thank you for your comment. 👍🏻
@@michaelsegriff3362 My pleasure sir. It was good of you to share that and give your tutor a shout out, plus the fact that I learned yet another interesting detail about this film, which is among my favourite Redford movies. And may I just say that you being an NYC student during arguably the finest decade in American cinema (not to mention the music scene) means I could spend hours on end peppering you with questions of what you saw and the societal shifts you lived through and...etc etc. For now though, I'll contain my enthusiasm and thank you once again.
@@skylinerunner1695 Pleasure is all mine, hit me up anytime. BTW, Ed Setrakian was a professor, not a tutor, and pulled no punches when critiquing students’ speeches, in a director-like manner. I almost jumped out of my skin in 2008, when I saw an elderly college professor of mine babysitting Junior Soprano on tv. 😂
@@michaelsegriff3362 Ah my bad. Professor it is. Yeah that must have been wild seeing him appear on a modern TV show, and suddenly far older, too. A Rip Van Winkle moment lol
There’s a TH-cam video titled “Three Days of The Condor at 45: Truth To Power”. Close to 50 years, this movie is still eerily relevant to our times and it explains the zeitgeist then and now.
To give some context to the film-this was just a few years after Watergate (and Vietnam) which created great distrust and cynicism for the government and its agencies (some of which Nixon tried to subvert for his own personal ends). As a result, this period saw the release of a few conspiracy/paranoia films like this (another notable one is The Parallax View with Warren Beatty and Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation.
I enjoyed your perceptive takes on the film, like your comment that Faye Dunaway's character felt "seen" for the first time. I also enjoyed you pointing out callbacks to other films, particularly Rear Window-using the flashbulb during the fight is definitely one of Hitchcock's dictums, which is to use a prop or something related to a character's job in fight scenes like this (otherwise, why introduce it?)
The first thing that got my subscription is that there are no thumbnails of you sobbing.
One of Redford's best!
Madison, Max von Sydow wasnt painting DD figurines, those were tin soldiers of the 19th century; a childhood friend used to have the molds & back in the 70s we were doing what Mr.von Sydow was doing there but we never reenacted battlefields or had any rules for that.
As for the Xmas movies: Let time pass & something new replaces the old; today they're all hyped up about 'The Shawshank Redemption' but the 'Count of Monte Christo' and 'Papillion' are all forgotten now.. MC is the base material & might not be forgotten soon, but check out 'Papillon' (1973 film) with Dustin Hoffman & Steve McQueen; if you got a knack for the 70's you gonna like that one for sure! 🙂
People go on about Tom Cruise running, but Redford was also a physical actor, and a terrific runner onscreen, great form and true athleticism. He ran his way through many films and has some awesome running and combat scenes in this one too. Oh, and the guy was born to wear denim.
Tom probably based his career on Redford.
Redford does some sprinting in "The Sting," not so much in "Butch Cassidy ... ".
@@artbagley1406 You're right. He also does some track running in The Way We Were and Downhill Racer, a little running and scrambling through a swamp in The Chase, a couple of brief running scenes in Tell Them Willie Boy is Here and Brubaker, and as you say, sprints in The Sting, which is the movie with the most amount of Redford running footage.
No doubt, no doubt. I don’t think Redford did the challenging and dangerous stunts that Cruise does today, though, not by a long shot. Anyway, I’m a huge fan of both.
@@orangewarm1 Well if he did, he chose a great role model.
One of the best spy movies I have ever seen. Spy games with Redford was solid as well.
I love how dark 70s films were they rarely end in a typical happy way
Yeah so true. Gritty, violent, bleak and melancholy. Cinema for grown ups who know the world
A lovely reaction, Madison! Thank you.
I don’t know whether you’ve ever seen All the President’s Men (1976), but it’s another superb, suspenseful, political film starring Robert Redford - but based on true facts.
Robert Ludlum‘s original novel The Bourne Identity“ came out five years after this film; it wouldn’t surprise me if Ludlum got the idea for the “random woman enlisted as accomplice“ from this film.
The Day of the Jackal is another great movie from the 70's.......
This is one of my favourite movies. Thanks for covering it.
you are reacting to my favorite movies and requests...Thanks! I know many people must have requested this one. One of his biggest hits and another great performance is The Natrual.
Another great reaction! If you would like to see more Faye Dunaway, two excellent choices to react to would be Chinatown (1974), with Jack Nicholson, and Bonnie and Clyde (1967), with Warren Beatty. Another movie you would enjoy is 1976's Marathon Man, starring two legendary actors in Dustin Hoffman, and the incomparable Laurence Olivier, along with Roy Scheider (The French Connection, Jaws, The 7 Ups). These three great movies have been overlooked by other reactors, and I'd rather see your reaction anyway. Please 😊
Your suggestions definitely have my vote! Marathon Man is so atmospheric with such a sombre tone, it's among my favourites of the paranoid 70's, right up there with The Conversation and The Parallax View and All the Presidents Men. What makes Marathon Man special is the vulnerability of our main character, who is ill-equipped to deal with the forces that cross his path. He begins the movie already fearful and somewhat broken, and though he fights back and overcomes, the ending is no victory for him, merely a confirmation that the world is every bit as untrustworthy as he'd believed it to be.
Good choices, great movies.
@@Dave-hb7lxIs it safe? "I don't know what you're talking about." Is it safe? "Oh, yes, it's incredibly safe." Dental drill starting up. "Aaaaaaahhhhh." Dustin needs some oil of cloves, desperately.
One of Robert Redford's first significant on-screen performances was as the main character for a Twilight Zone episode called "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). It was very early in his career, but his performance in that episode was just as good as all his later work.
Saw this several times in the theater, the 2nd time to catch all of the small clues. Faye Dunaway was exceptional in Bonnie and Clyde, and also in The Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen. I had Robert Redford's picture in my dresser for many years!
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I'm in my 60's. I hadn't seen this movie until about 20 years ago. I remember hearing about it back when it was released. I was impressed by it. Surprisingly well done. Engrossing story.
Looking forward to watching this reaction.
Two of my most favorite Redford films, "All the President's Men" and "The Hot Rock"...🙂
Hi Madison, it was great to have someone react to this classic at last. I`ve been suggesting it to many different reactors for sometime. I`m glad you enjoyed it as I did myself, I`m sure it helps not to have read the synopsis. Personally, although I have not seen all of his films, I have to say, I`ve never come across a film with R. Redford in, that I have disliked.
The same can be said for Max Von Sydow, I enjoyed every performance of his I have seen. Some more good films with Faye Dunaway are the 1967 (Bonnie & Clyde) with Warren Beatty, the 1968 (Thomas Crown Affair) with Steve McQueen. Also, the three/four Musketeers films of 1973/74 respectively with Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlin, Frank Finlay, Christopher Lee & Raquel Welch.
I saw this at the theater and remember enjoying it very much. A little complicated for a teenager but after Watergate, espionage and paranoia was in the air (can't wait for you to do 'All The President's Men'). I had forgotten just how well it was written. So great to see if getting a proper reaction as always!
This was so much fun watching you enjoy one of my all-time favorite films. I’m impressed with your ability to keep track and dissect things on the fly that probably took me many many viewings to do the same.
I don't know what the tag-line for this film is, maybe 'Trust no one' - ingenious movie - try Costner in 'No Way Out' brilliant mind bending film and Michael Douglas in a 1997 movie The Game , again brilliant concept, brilliantly executed...Fincher movie....also 'Chinatown' - Dunaway and Jack Nicholson 1973, absolute classic...
+1 for "No Way Out." EXCELLENT cold war thriller.
Marathon man with Dustin Hoffman is slightly better in my opinion.
Here are some of his best:
The Way We Were, 1973
Barefoot in the Park, 1967
Out of Africa, 1985
All the President's Men, 1976
The Great Waldo Pepper, 1975
The Candidate, 1972
This Property is Condemned, 1966
Max von Sydow, favorite actor of great Swedish director Ingmar (not Ingrid) Bergman. If you ever get into serious art films, you must check out Ingmar Bergman. You'll find Max von Sydow in a lot of them.
The novel has 4 more days of action- when they filmed it, they changed the title and cut enough if it to cut it down to feature film length. The plot is also signifigantly changed-- oil was not the central plot device.
An intense film. Haven't seen it in quite a while, so thanks for the viewing!
Have you considered "All The President's Men" from 1976? It's the one about the Watergate affair and the two WaPo reporters investigating it. Redford and Dustin Hoffman in a very gripping story.
Cheers!
Wow! Thanks for reacting to this!! In my top 10 of all time!!
You might check out a similar movie from 1976 starring Dustin Hoffman, "Marathon Man".
Faye Dunawy had an illustrious career, she starred in" the towering inferno"',"Thomas crown affair","The two Jakes with Jack Nicholson". Are her most famous role of all time as"Bonnie Barker" Bonnie and Clyde"also"award-winning"Mommy dearest"award-winning movie"Network""The eyes of Laura Mars"damn and"Chinatown".
The Two Jakes was the odd sequel directed by Nicholson himself many years later. The film you're referring to with Dunaway was Chinatown.
I know I'm coming late to the party, but although Redford and Newman seem joined at the hip, another actor who fits right in is Steve McQueen. I don't know why, but he doesn't get much attention, yet he was the top star of his era and the epitome of the "cool guy". I recommend "Buillitt" on the one hand and "The Thomas Crown Affair" (with Faye Dunaway) on the other.
Funny, i found your profile because i just watched 3 days of Condor last week and then i watched it again last night and wanted to know what anyone thought of it. I have also watched a few other of his movies lately - the one he just made with Jayne Fonda - souls at night - spy game - the one he plays a pilot. I am convinced he may be the best actor ever.
His assessment of her photographs reminds me of THE NOVEMBER MAN with Pierce Brosnan. "We called you The November man, because after you came through town, nothing lived."
One of my favorite films of all time-in my top 10. I once almost even had a chance to tell director Sidney Pollack that in person! Back in the '90s, I got tickets for an advance screening of Sense and Sensibility. Afterwards, my now-wife and I were invited to remain in the theater with about 20 other people to be part of a focus group discussion for the film. Pollack was one of the producers of the movie (he initially had planned to direct it), so he was in the back of the theater listening with the suits! Unfortunately, when the focus group concluded, they escorted us out through an aisle on the other side of the venue. I now wish I had simply yelled it out lol.
Syd Field's bible on screenwriting used this movie to describe the proper paradigm of hook, set up, plot point, conflict, plot point II and resolution. It's a great movie.
If you still have not seen any other Faye Dunaway movies, then "Chinatown" is for you. It is one of the best movies of the 1970s, and one of the finest Film Noir movies ever made, co-starring Jack Nicholson and John Huston, who as a director, practically invented Film Noir with "The Maltese Falcon". ---OronOfMontreal
Robert Redford: A WALK IN THE WOODS with Nick Nolte for comedy, ALL IS LOST by himself, for the sheerly unique experience. There is no dialogue.
Paul newman: HOMBRE, a western, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE with Kevin Costner and Robin Wright, a tragic romance, Outer Banks culture.
So happy you did this reaction, Madison.........and I'm somewhat surprised it even appeared on your radar ("Condor" isn't exactly talked about a great deal when discussing Redford movies).............and, yes, one of the best endings to any movie I"ve ever watched.........."thought provoking" comes to mind..................thanks for posting.
One of my favorite films ever, I even have the film score on gold colored vinyl! The Oil/middle east invasion plot is so prescient it's scary!
Looks incredible on 4k, too.
Max Von Sydow [Joubert] is a legendary actor in the film industry.
Kinda prophetic. One of my favorite films of the 70s. Redford has a quality on film that I love and I'm not sure how to describe it. It just never gets old. Great pick, Your father has fine taste in films.
Great comments.
"The Hot Rock" (1972) is a crime/comedy caper starring: Robert Redford and George Segal.
"Marathon Man" (1976) is a cold-war thriller starring: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider.
"The Falcon and the Snowman" (1985) is the Brat Pack spy flick starring: Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn.
The Falcon and the Snowman was made in 1985 but really belongs with the awesome films from the 70's, with which it shares its tone and underlying dread. A wonderful throwback and brilliant mature non-brat pack performances by Hutton and Penn.
Sydney Pollack, the director of this made several Robert Redford movies, including 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘞𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦, and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯. His biggest film I think was 𝑻𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔𝒊𝒆, which is a must-see comedy. The book this movie is based on had just come out, maybe a year prior. The studio probably picked it up before it was even printed.
Great reaction!
One of the best Redford movies, in my opinion.
He did one recently called 'All is Lost' in 2013....he is the only actor in that film and it contains almost no dialogue at all, the script for it was only 32 pages long.
He did a masterful job conveying all the emotion and feeling in that film, with nearly no speaking lines throughout.
It proves he is truly one of the best actors to be able to do that well.
Was that Max von Sydow singing with the Salvation Army in the final scene?
I've never seen anyone react to this movie. I'm so glad you are. It's a classic. Oh, and love your Fredericksburg Battlin' Billygoats shirt!
"For that day." That segment was awesome then and still holds up today.
You must see the Thomas Crown Affair (the old one, not the remake with Pierce Brosnan)with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.
Funny, I like the new one better.
I saw this movie in a tiny theatre in Boulder Montana in 1976. Great movie. Really wasn’t a theater. Just a projector in a little building with a screen like they set up a a school in the old days. The family that ran it made popcorn fresh.
This is from a time when the filmmakers trusted the audience enough that everything didn't have to be spelled out. The ending is representative of that, it's up to you as the viewer to decide how it's going to resolve.
Having read the book (a great page turner, I read it in a day) the film is reworked somewhat but the basic action is the same just compressed into three days to tighten the pacing.
Since you're a Redford fan you really have to watch "The Way We Were" where he costarred with Barbra Streisand. Wonderful film with strong performances (Babs was Oscar nominated and should have won). An enormous hit in its day and providing Streisand with a signature tune in the theme song which went to #1 on the charts and stayed there for weeks.
this is definitly one of my favorite movies of all time
I just discovered your channel and am catching up on reactions. Enjoying them all very much. Thank you for reacting to this, it’s one of my favorite 70s movies. I think you’d really enjoy The Hot Rock, another 70s Redford movie, this one a jewel heist comedy.
Hey, thanks for being here!👋🏻 So glad you’re enjoying my reactions. The Hot Rock is on my “to watch” list👍🏻
@@MadisonKThames Excellent! I think you’ll really enjoy it. Great cast.
Did you watch any of The Americans? On FX?
How about Alan Pakula's Paranoia Trilogy? Klute 1971 Parallax View 1973 and All The President's Men ? Starring, respectively Fonda/Sutherland, Warren Beatty, and Redford/Hoffman?
great movie still very watchable
Max Von Sydow always plays villains. Like Christ in the Greatest Story Ever Told.
Imagine in your mind the 30 years later, Higgins would be telling his nephew Peter that with great power comes great responsibility.
:-)
As Columbo used to say, "Just one more thing." Never get this movie confused with CONDORMAN. Trust me, you don't want to know.
One of the reasons Redford was cast as Alexander Pierce in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is because of how much that movie apes '70s political thrillers like "Three Days of the Condor"!
One of those rare cases where the movie did some significant rewrites away from the book and turned out the better for it.
I will choose a reaction to the movie and haven't really stuck with any individual reviewer. Some of the reviewers have gone out on the fringe and have incorporated
these projects into their library. What I'm saying is that you are a rare gem, my dear.
Great movie! Thank you for sharing your experience.
Faye Dunaway: Network, my favorite film of all time, writer must have been a time traveler, saw the future so precisely.
Hey Madison, you spoke about other movies with the same vibe as this one and mentioned “The Bourne Identity”. The original or first version wasn’t the movie with Matt Damon from 2002; there was a two-part TV movie called “The Bourne identity” from 1988 starring Richard Chamberlain, which is the adaptation closest to the novel by Robert Ludlum.
Three great movies starring Faye Dunaway are; Bonny & Clyde, Chinatown, and Network…
These are all must see’s (in my humble opinion).
That was definately her best run of movies.
MGM+ made an updated version of this a couple of years ago. It ran as an 8-part series. It's extremely well done, and I recommend it highly.
Now you're ready for The Parallax View, and The Conversation.
One of my favorites! Thanks for sharing!
My dad recomended this film to me too. I just watched it because I saw your upload of this reaction 😊
I've always absolutely loved this movie. And the scene where Joubert describes to Turner what would happen to him is one of my all-time favorite scenes in any movie.
I also love that fact that Captain America: The Winter Soldier - which Robert Redford is in - has an easter egg reference to this movie.
35:47 After this scene, I was just as speechless and thought to myself, what happens next?
One of the greatest endings in film history!
I saw this in the theater when it was released in 1975 when I was 17 , and I enjoyed it and still do . But what I like the best when I watch it now is the nostalgia . This movie is so seventies , and back then all of that technology - i.e. touchtone phones and tape recorder devices - seemed so new at the time , but all of that stuff seems so ‘ klunky ‘ compared to the stuff we have now . Good movie .
Deeply under appreciated movie- script acting suspense; cast and acte so well ? And the “love” story angle between runaway and Redford is so real and unusual; max should have been up for an award…
Finally, someone is reacting to this movie. Redford, Dunaway & Von Sydow are all excellent. The storyline & final screen & dialog is on point.
There was an AMC series called "Rubicon" that had a very similar setup and paranoid vibe. Sadly, it got little love from the public and was cancelled before they got too deep down the rabbit hole, but if you like the vibe of this film and are willing to go in knowing there will be no resolution, it's an enjoyable watch - if you can find it. This film has aged surprisingly well. With the possible exception of the ending. Yet, the ending IS vague with possible ominous overtones, so maybe it has aged well too.
Thanks for watching this - and for putting 'Condor' on the radar of folks who may not have known of it.
I brought the DVD again! Lost it sometime back! It is the best drama, action, espionage!😊
31:03 poster for Equus- great film, BUT YOU’RE NOT READY FOR EQUUS!!! (note: probably the play. film came out in 1977, two years after condor)
As a former Cold Warrior, I’ve always had an affinity with this genre of film. There are many good ones out there, and some poorly-made. Thanks for reacting to this one, Madison. As far as I can tell, you’re the first to do so.
This is a classic 70's film. Classic "Old" New York. And Dave Grusins score. Way ahead of its time. In 1975 this all sounded quite wild. Most of it was all born out years later. The point of weather they would "Print it" was to show that they actually control the press. Turner thought he was safe in going to the New York times. Higgins is basically saying 'We control that".
Faye Dunaway movies worth watching:
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Little Big Man (1970)
Chinatown (1974)
Network (1976)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Also Puzzle Of A Downfall Child, Barfly and the 3 and 4 Musketeers
Relationship Red Flag: A new boyfriend visits; your apartment is machine-gunned..