Three Days of the CondorThree Days of the Condor (stylized on the poster art as 3Days of the Condor) is a 1975 American political thrillerlm directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Red-ford, FayeDunaway, CliRobertson, andMaxvonSydow.[2] The screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. andDavid Rayel was adapted from the 1974 novel Six Daysof the Condor by James Grady.[2] Set mainly in NewYorkCity and Washington, D.C., the lm is about a bookishCIAresearcher who comes back fromlunch, discovers allhis co-workers shot dead, and tries to outwit those respon-sible until he gures out whom he can really trust. Thelmwas nominated for the Academy Award for Best FilmEditing. Semple and Rayel received an Edgar Awardfrom the Mystery Writers of America for Best MotionPicture Screenplay.[2]1 PlotJoe Turner (Robert Redford) is a CIA analyst, code nameCondor, who works in a clandestine oce in New YorkCity. He reads books, newspapers, and magazines fromaround the world, looking for hidden meanings and newideas. As part of his duties, Turner les a report to CIAheadquarters on a low-quality thriller novel his oce hasbeen reading, pointing out strange plot elements therein,and the unusual assortment of languages into which thebook has been translated.On the day Turner expects a response to his report, whileTurner is out to lunch, a group of armed men, led by anAlsatian contract killer later identied as Joubert (Maxvon Sydow), murders the many people in the oce. Re-turning to nd his coworkers bodies and realizing he isin danger, Turner calls the CIAs New York headquar-ters, and is given instructions to meet some agents whowill take care of him. The meeting, however, is a trap,and Turner escapes an attempt to kill him.Needing a place to hide, Turner forces a woman, KathyHale (Faye Dunaway), whom he sees randomly in a skishop, to take him to her apartment in Brooklyn Heights.He holds her prisoner while he attempts to gure out whatis going on. Over time, Hale begins to trust Turner andthey become lovers. However, his hiding place is discov-ered after Joubert spots him driving her car and notes thelicense plate number. A hitmandisguised as a postmanwith a parcel that requires a signatureshows up at theapartment and a ght ensues, in which Turner kills thehitman.Deciding that he cannot trust anyone within the CIA,Turner begins to play a cat-and-mouse game with Hig-gins (Cli Robertson), deputy director of the CIAs NewYork division. With the help of Hale, Turner abductsHiggins, who reveals Jouberts identity.Higgins discovers that the postman who attacked Turnerin Hales apartment had collaborated with Joubert on aprevious operation. That operations mastermind, how-ever, is revealed to be Leonard Atwood (Addison Pow-ell), the CIA Deputy Director of Operations and Higginssuperior.Meanwhile, using material he found on the fake postmansbody, Turner learns where Joubert is staying, then uses hisskills as a former telephone lineman to trace a call Joubertmakes from his hotel room. He then nds the name andaddress of the person Joubert called: Atwood. Turnerconfronts Atwood at his home late at night and questionshimat gunpoint. Turner learns that the report he had ledhad uncovered a secret plan to take over Middle Easternoil elds, setting in motion the deaths of all of his sectionsmembers.Joubert surprises them, takes away Turners pistol, andunexpectedly kills Atwood, as Atwoods superiors havehired Joubert to kill Atwood, overriding Atwoods origi-nal contract for Joubert to kill Turner. Joubert suggeststhat Turner leave the country, even become an assassinhimself since Turner had shown such resourcefulness instaying alive. Turner rejects the suggestions, but seems totake seriously Jouberts warning that the CIA will still tryto kill him. Joubert even muses aloud on how Turnerskilling would likely be carried out.Turner goes back to NewYork City and meets Higgins ona busy street. Higgins defends the oil elds plan, claim-ing that there will be a day in which oil shortages willcause a major economic crisis for the country, and thatAmericans will want the government to use any meansnecessary to obtain the oil. Turner says he has told thepress a story (they are standing outside The New YorkTimes oce), but Higgins questions Turners assurancesthat the story will be printed.After a brief dialogue, ananxious Turner walks away. The nal shot is a freezeframe of Turner passing behind a Salvation Army bandsinging Christmas carols, while looking over his shouldertoward the camera.12 4 RECEPTION2 CastRobert Redford as Joseph TurnerFaye Dunaway as Kathy HaleCli Robertson as J. HigginsMax von Sydow as G. JoubertJohn Houseman as WabashAddison Powell as Leonard AtwoodWalter McGinn as Sam BarberTina Chen as Janice Chon (One of the six CIA ana-lysts that were killed)Michael Kane as S.W. WicksDon McHenry as Dr. Ferdinand Lappe (One of thesix CIA analysts that were killed)Jess Osuna as The MajorDino Narizzano as Harold (One of the six CIA ana-lysts that were killed)Helen Stenborg as Mrs. Edwina Russell (One of thesix CIA analysts that were killed)Patrick Gorman as Martin (One of the six CIA an-alysts that were killed)Hansford Rowe as Jennings (One of the six CIA an-alysts that were killed)Lee Steele as Ralph Heidegger (Was the 7th CIAan-alyst who called in sick, and was killed in his home)Carlin Glynn as Mae BarberHank Garrett as The MailmanArthur French as MessengerRobert Phalen as NewberryEd Setrakian as CustomerRussell Johnson as Intelligence OcerSal Schillizzi as Locksmith3 Production3.1 Filming locationsThree Days of the Condor was lmed in various locationsin New York City, New Jersey, and Washington DC, in-cluding the World Trade Center, The Ansonia, CentralPark, and the National Mall.[3][4]4 Reception4.1 Box OceThe lm earned $8,925,000 in theatrical rentals in NorthAmerica.[5]4.2 Critical responseRotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 86%of 37 surveyed critics gave the lm a positive review,and the average rating was 7.1/10; the sites consensus is:This post-Watergate thriller captures the paranoid tenorof the times, thanks to Sydney Pollacks taut direction andexcellent performances from Robert Redford and FayeDunaway.[6]When rst released, the lm was reviewed positively bycritic Vincent Canby, who wrote that the lm is nomatch for stories in your local newspaper, but it bene-ts from good acting and directing.[7] Variety called it aB movie that was given a big budget despite its lack ofsubstance.[8] Roger Ebert wrote, "Three Days of the Con-dor is a well-made thriller, tense and involving, and thescary thing, in these months after Watergate, is that itsall too believable.[9]French philosopher Jean Baudrillard makes mention ofthe lmas an example of a newgenre of retro cinema inhis essay on history in the nowinuential book, Simulacraand Simulation (1981):In the 'real' as in cinema, there was his-tory but there isn't any anymore. Today, thehistory that is 'given back' to us (precisely be-cause it was taken from us) has no more ofa relation to a 'historical real' than neogura-tion [sic] in painting does to the classical g-uration of the real...All, but not only, thosehistorical lms whose very perfection is dis-quieting: Chinatown, Three Days of the Con-dor, BarryLyndon, 1900, All thePresidentsMen,etc. One has the impression of it be-ing a question of perfect remakes, of extraordi-nary montages that emerge more from a com-binatory [sic] culture (or McLuhanesque mo-saic), of large photo-, kino-, historicosynthesis[sic] machines, etc., rather than one of verita-ble lms.[10]Some critics also described the lm as a piece of politi-cal propaganda, as it was released soon after the "FamilyJewels" scandal came to light in December 1974 whichexposed a variety of CIA misconduct. However, in aninterview with Jump Cut, Pollack explained that the lmwas written solely to be a spy thriller and that productionon the lm was nearly over by the time the Family Jewelsrevelations were made, so even if they had wanted to take3advantage of them, it was far too late in the lmmakingprocess to do so. Despite both Pollack and Redford beingwell-known political liberals, they were only interested inmaking the lm because an espionage thriller was a genreneither of them had previously explored.[11]I didn't want this picture to be judged; itsa movie. I intended it always as a movie. Inever had any pretensions about the pictureand its making me very angry that I'm get-ting pretensions stuck on me like tails on a don-key. If I wanted to be pretentious, I'd take theCIA seal and advertise this movie and reallytake advantage of the headlines. Central In-telligence Agency, United States of America,Robert Redford,Faye Dunaway. And don'tthinkit wasn't suggestedobviously, thatswhat advertising people do. We really put ourfoot downRedford and Ito absolutely stopthat.[11]5 Awards and nominationsWinsCartagenaFilmFestival: GoldenIndiaCatalina,Best Actor, Max von Sydow; 1976.David di Donatello Awards: Special David, SydneyPollack, for the direction; 1976.Edgar Allan Poe Awards: Edgar; Best Motion Pic-ture, Lorenzo Semple Jr. David Rayel; 1976.Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards: KCFCCAward; Best Supporting Actor, Max von Sydow;1976.Motion Picture Sound Editors: Golden Reel Award;Best Sound Editing - Sound Eects; 1976.NominationsAcademy Awards: Oscar; Best FilmEditing,Fredric Steinkamp and Don Guidice; 1976.CartagenaFilmFestival: GoldenIndiaCatalina;Best Film, Sydney Pollack; 1976.Golden Globe Awards: Golden Globe; Best MotionPicture Actress - Drama, Faye Dunaway; 1976.Grammy Awards:Grammy; Best Album of Origi-nal Score Written for a Motion Picture or TelevisionSpecial, Dave Grusin; 1977.AFIs 100 Years...100 Thrills; 2001[12]6 Panning and scanningIn 1997, The Association of Danish Film Directors, onbehalf of Pollack, sued Danmarks Radio, claiming thattheir broadcasting the lm in a panned and scanned ver-sion violated his copyright. The case was unsuccessful,as the rights were not owned by Pollack personally in therst place. The case is believed to have been the rst le-gal challenge to the practice of panning and scanning forbroadcast on the grounds that it compromises the artisticintegrity of an original lm.[13]7 SoundtrackAll music by Dave Grusin, except where noted.1. Condor! (Theme from3 Days of the Condor)" 3:352. Yellow Panic 2:153. Flight of the Condor 2:254. We'll Bring You Home 2:245. Out to Lunch 2:006. Goodbye for Kathy (Love Theme from 3 Days ofthe Condor)" (2:167. I've Got You Where I Want You 3:12(Grusin/Bahler; sung by Jim Gilstrap)8. Flashback to Terror 2:249. Sing Along with the C.I.A. 1:3410. Spies of a Feather, Flocking Together (LoveTheme from 3 Days of the Condor 1:5511. SilverBells2:37(Livingstone/ Evans; Vocal:Marti McCall)12. Medley: a) Condor! (Theme) / b) I've Got YouWhere I Want You 1:578 Cultural impactJouberts musings on howTurner would be killed arereprised almost word-for-word in "The Junk Mail",episode #905 from Seinfeld. The speech is recastas a warning from Newman to Kramer about howthe U.S. Postal Service will retaliate for Kramersrefusal to receive his mail.In Out of Sight, Jack Foley (George Clooney) andKaren Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) discuss the lms lovesubplot, or dubious subplot, according to Sisco.4 12 EXTERNAL LINKS9 RemakeIn March 2015, Skydance Productions announced that itis planning to remake Three Days of the Condor as a tele-vision series.[14]10 See alsoConspiracy thrillerTechno thriller11 References[1] Three Days of the Condor. The Numbers. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2012.[2] Three Days of the Condor (1975)". The NewYork Times.Retrieved February 8, 2014.[3] Three Days of the Condor. On the Set of New York.Retrieved May 3, 2013.[4] Sydney Pollack (director) (1999). Three Days of the Con-dor (DVD). Los Angeles: Paramount.[5] All-time Film Rental Champs, Variety, 7 January 1976p 44[6] "Three Days of the Condor (1975)". Rotten Tomatoes. Re-trieved February 1, 2014.[7] Canby, Vincent (September 25, 1975). Three Days ofthe Condor (1975)". TheNewYorkTimes. RetrievedFebruary 29, 2008.[8] Review: 'Three Days of the Condor'". Variety. 1975.Retrieved February 8, 2014.[9] Ebert, Roger (1975). ThreeDays of theCondor.Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 8, 2014.[10] Baudrillard, Jean. SimulacraandSimulation. Trans.Sheila Faria Glaser. University of Michigan Press, 1994,p. 45. French original, Simulacres et Simulation, publishedby ditions Galile in 1981.[11] McGilligan,Patrick (1976). Hollywood uncovers theCIA. Jump Cut (1011). Retrieved December 24, 2013.[12] AFIs 100 Years...100 Thrills Nominees[13] Morton Jacobsen, 'Copyright on Trial in Denmark', ImageTechnology, vol. 79, no. 5 (May 1997), pp. 16-20, andno. 6 (June 1997), pp. 22-24.[14] Skydance Productions Developing 'Three Days of theCondor' Remake for TV (Exclusive)". The HollywoodReporter. 11 March 2015. 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