The Falcon and the Snowman (Blu-ray) R
They came from the best of families. And they committed the worst of crimes.
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The Falcon and the Snowman
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 11 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 13, 2015
- Originally Released: 1985
- Label: KL Studio Classics
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Timothy Hutton & Sean Penn | |
| Performer: | Pat Hingle, Lori Singer, Jennifer Runyon, Joyce Van Patten, Chris Makepeace, Priscilla Pointer, Dorian Harewood, Macon McCalman, Jerry Hardin, Nicholas Pryor & David Suchet | |
| Directed by | John Schlesinger | |
| Edited by | Richard Marden | |
| Screenwriting by | Steven Zaillian | |
| Composition by | Lyle Mays & Pat Metheny | |
| Cinematography by | Allen Daviau | |
| Produced by | John Schlesinger & Gabriel Katzka | |
| Executive Production by | John Daly |
Entertainment Reviews:
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A clever, poignant spy film that avoids formulaic action in favour of human drama. Both leading characters are carefully drawn and it's down to skilful performances that their plight grows increasingly absorbing.
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Film4
Rating: 4/5 --
A smart, nuanced spy thriller that's all about the gray areas.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Hutton succumbs firstly to a thin role, and secondly to the film's lack of any strong viewpoint about its leading men. As usual Schlesinger is more than half in love with what he might be satirising.
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Time Out
Rating: 3.5/5 --
It's a watchable, likely accurate recitation of facts, with two outstanding performances. But in the case of the Falcon and the Snowman, the truth we don't see onscreen may be stranger, and stronger, than the historical fiction that has been created.
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The Film Yap
Rating: C+ --
Though Penn and Hutton perform admirably, the film fails to be interesting.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 4/5 --
Fresh and invigorating political thriller.
eFilmCritic.com
A very curious though effective entertainment, a scathing social satire in the form of an outrageously clumsy spy story told with a completely straight face.
New York Times
Product Description:
Based on an actual incident, THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN is a tale of espionage about two upper-middle class kids who, in 1977, became spies for the Soviet Union. Disillusioned with the American government, a drop-out seminary student, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton), begins stealing classified information from his workplace. With the help of his boyhood friend, strung-out cocaine addict Daulton Lee (Sean Penn), Boyce begins selling government secrets to the Soviets, with disastrous results.
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