The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

Directed by

John Schlesinger

Genre

drama film, docudrama, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A true story about two young American friends who sell security secrets to the Soviet Union. The film follows their descent from ordinary lives into the world of espionage.

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What happens

The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 American spy drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Steven Zaillian is based on the 1979 book The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage by Robert Lindsey, and tells the true story of two young American men, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) and Andrew Daulton Lee (Sean Penn), who sold security secrets to the Soviet Union. The film's original music was performed by the Pat Metheny Group, and featured singer David Bowie on "This Is Not America". The film received positive reviews from critics, particularly for the performances of Penn and Hutton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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