Three Days of the Condor (movie review)

by Richard Subber | Sep 10, 2024 | Theater and play reviews

good people and bad people…

Movie review:

Three Days of the Condor

1975

Rated R

117 minutes

Starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson

Three Days of the Condor is transparently a 1970s spy flick, and Robert Redford, as the bookish CIA spy code-named “Condor,” is the center of attention—sort of a two-hour cameo performance.

Condor is credibly shocked by the vicious murders of his coworkers, and then he begins a determined quest to identify the dark forces responsible for their deaths.

Kathy (an ingénue, solidly portrayed by Faye Dunaway) helps him but they don’t quite fall in love.

Condor embraces the David role against the Goliath CIA. He learns the truth, and does his best to make it public.

It’s not Mission: Impossible stuff, but there’s enough believable tension to make it worthwhile.

The final scene in Three Days of the Condor is a dramatic reminder of the enduring capabilities of good people and bad people.

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