The true story of Christopher Boyce, a young All-American man whose job as a guard for sensitive documents shatters his faith in his country and leads him to a sometimes comic, sometimes chilling sideline as a spy for the Soviets, aided by his scruffy buddy, Daulton; it can’t last, though, and the consequences are tremendous for Boyce and his family.

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
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  • Taglines:They came from the best of families...They became the two most dangerous political criminals in the world. [Australia Video] » They came from the best of families...and now they're the two most dangerous political criminals in the world! [Australia Video] »
  • Runtime:131 minutes
  • Director: John Schlesinger
  • Countries:UK, USA
  • Actors:
    Christopher Boyce
    Timothy Hutton
    Daulton Lee
    Sean Penn
    Mr. Charlie Boyce
    Pat Hingle
    Mrs. Boyce
    Joyce Van Patten
    Boyce Child
    Rob Reed
    Boyce Child
    Rob Newell
    Boyce Child
    Karen West
    Boyce Child (as Arturo Comacho)
    Art Camacho
    Boyce Child
    Annie Kozuch
    Dr. Lee
    Richard Dysart
  • Genres:Drama, Thriller
  • Producers:
    Michael Childers
    associate producer  
    John Daly
    executive producer  
    Gabriel Katzka
    producer  
    John Schlesinger
    producer  
    Edward Teets
    co-producer  
  • Plot: The true story of Christopher Boyce, a young All-American man whose job as a guard for sensitive documents shatters his faith in his country and leads him to a sometimes comic, sometimes chilling sideline as a spy for the Soviets, aided by his scruffy buddy, Daulton; it can't last, though, and the consequences are tremendous for Boyce and his family. Written by Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>
The Falcon and the Snowman
  • User's comment:Understated, but Affective by gbheron

    The Falcon and the Snowman is the true story of two college-age rich kids from L.A. who become spies for the Soviet Union. One, played by Penn, is already a drug smuggler up to his eyeballs in trouble. The other, played by Hutton, lands a position at an aerospace firm where his job is to man a top-secret cable facility. There he learns of some of the dirty tricks employed by the CIA on foreigners that America doesn't like. Don't forget that the movie is set the early 70s, the time of Vietnam and Watergate. Appalled at what he's learned, the Hutton character decides to betray his country and convinces his buddy to join him. Neither of them is long on brains, it is not long before they're way in over their heads with no way out.

    This is not a thriller, and is rather slowly paced. If this is not a problem for you, then it is well worth the rental.


  • Quotes: Christopher Boyce: I know a thing or two about predatory behavior, and what once was a legitimate intelligence agency is now being used on weaker governments. Christopher Boyce: It wouldn't have made a difference. I freely chose my response to this absurd world. If given the opportunity, I would have been more vigorous. Alex: The moment you accepted money, you became professionals. It's just beginning.
  • Also known as: A Traição do Falcão (Brazil), Der Falke und der Schneemann (West Germany), El juego del halcón (Spain), Falken och snömannen (Sweden), Falken og snemanden (Denmark), Haukka ja lumimies (Finland), Il gioco del falco (Italy), Le jeu du faucon (France), O Jogo do Falcão (Portugal - imdb display title), Sólyom és a nepper (Hungary - imdb display title), Sokól i koka (Poland), Soko i snesko (Serbia - imdb display title), To geraki kai o hionanthropos (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), To geraki ton kataskopon (Greece - reissue title),

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