Underplayed Gems

Telefon (1977)

Telefon poster
Directed by
Don Siegel
Genre
action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
16
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 133 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Soviet defector recruits a KGB agent to stop a sleeper cell of brainwashed saboteurs from being activated by a rogue mastermind. The agent races across the United States to prevent catastrophic attacks.

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What happens

Telefon is a 1977 spy film directed by Don Siegel and starring Charles Bronson, Lee Remick and Donald Pleasence. The screenplay by Peter Hyams and Stirling Silliphant is based on the 1975 novel by Walter Wager. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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