He just reads books! And yet CIA codebreaker Joe Turner still finds himself thrust into a deadly standoff against his own agency in this taut thriller masterfully helmed by director Sydney Pollack and stars Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway.
When CIA researcher Robert Redford finds seven of his colleagues murdered, he is soon targeted next and is forced to go on the run. Not knowing who to trust and with a merciless hit man (Max von Sydow) close on his tail, Redford hides out with a beautiful stranger (Faye Dunaway) as he decides how to outwit the very agency he works for. [117 min; thriller, drama; English]
“One of a handful of superb ‘paranoia thrillers’ released during the post-Watergate 1970s, ranking alongside the high-powered likes of The Parallax View, The Conversation, and All the President’s Men.” – Matt Brunson, Film Frenzy
“This peerless Sydney Pollack thriller hasn't just aged well, it's become positively prophetic, or at least eerily resonant.” – Kevin Maher, The Times (UK)
“The action rarely falters, and at its best the film offers an intriguing slice of neo-Hitchcock.” – Chris Petit, Time Out
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