This is one of my favorite films. Max Von Sydow was brilliant. Deserved an Oscar nomination. While Redford is good as Turner/Condor you still see him and say that's Redford. Von Sydow was Joubert. Great piece of acting. Cliff Robertson and Faye Dunaway are excellent as well.
@valbonnable I haven’t watched the film in years in full and that was on TV that didn’t do any justice to 2.35:1 frame. I’ll have to order the region 1 DVD in newly mixed DOLBY DIGITAL 6channel.
It gripped me as well wondering what is happening at the start why? I was glued to the final outcome the ending is funny, funny that Higgins had his goose cooked by Turner, handing the press a story.
Later on, Redford proves to be too smooth and composed; he's going through a nightmare worse than anything he could have imagined, but he methodically moves from one resourceful idea to the next to stay one step ahead of the assassins. He even has witty lines. For a better film similar in nature, check out Marathon Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Lawrence Olivier.
Dave Grusin wrote a great sound-track for the movie. It speaks to the aimlessness of trying to ban oil. LIke it or not, we are dependent on it for the near term, which is several decades. Max Von Sydow was a great actor. When he confronted Robert Redford in the senator's house, he asked "how did you pick him?" Robert Redford responded "...by chance.....". It's the one thing a hired assassin can't control.
It's one of my favorites because it correctly poses the questions that we face even more today. Oil is essential to the way of life we (and the rest of the world) has gotten used to. Soooo....what do we do when we can't get it? How far do we go. Cliff Robertson put it so well a bit later in the movie..."...the public won't care.....politics will disappear.....JUST GO GET IT!" And he's right.
Max Von Sydow is a perfect actor. In most movies his assassin would be made out to be a heartless monster. Just in his movements here and that last exchange with the girl, he was both professional, understanding, and a little repulsed with himself.
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This is not a classic good vs. evil movie. There are bad guys, but they are not the main point. It's a morality play. The Cliff Robertson character believes he is a patriot willing to do what is necessary now to protect the future, but he is not presented as clearly evil The Robert Redford character is just passing time until his friends get killed. At that point he is radicalized. It's a close call and the viewer gets to deciide if it's worth it.
@oneputtsteven oh, that is such bull... we could take the oil any time we want it. and when this film came out things had just been bad for us regarding oil. How that $3 and 4 dollar oil, how is that working for you? I thought at least Iraqi oil would have been one benefit of that war. We should have let saddam have Kuwait and Saudi. We'd now be payin $1.29 for gas
I remember this on TV one night--the Sunday night movie or something--and just watching this before being shnuned off to bed as a kid. Scared me. Good film, too, once I was old enough to see it.
no dna sequencing or max syndow would not of left his cigerette
JazzKeyboardist1 3 weeks ago
always loved the joe's job: reading.
ozoshah 1 month ago
This entire sequence is a film school clinic. Great camera work, great editing. Every move is motivated to tell the story.
Big fan of Sidney Pollack.
roquefortfiles 1 month ago
Great flick, scary it's premise was seen in 1975.
paul4opus 1 month ago
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This is one of my favorite films. Max Von Sydow was brilliant. Deserved an Oscar nomination. While Redford is good as Turner/Condor you still see him and say that's Redford. Von Sydow was Joubert. Great piece of acting. Cliff Robertson and Faye Dunaway are excellent as well.
tubor70 1 month ago
nicely shot & wonderfully edited
acmeexplosives 2 months ago
Turner was the mouse who turned into the cat and turned things around.
EmpireLS56KW 4 months ago
@valbonnable I haven’t watched the film in years in full and that was on TV that didn’t do any justice to 2.35:1 frame. I’ll have to order the region 1 DVD in newly mixed DOLBY DIGITAL 6channel.
It gripped me as well wondering what is happening at the start why? I was glued to the final outcome the ending is funny, funny that Higgins had his goose cooked by Turner, handing the press a story.
EmpireLS56KW 4 months ago
2:30 Whoa its the disgruntled US postman! LOL
EmpireLS56KW 4 months ago
@EmpireLS56KW he sure goes postal huh? I don't think Ray has to worry about the butter... " little breakdown in the security there... " lol
irish89055 3 months ago
"ah, breakdown in security, there?"
azonips1 4 months ago
Later on, Redford proves to be too smooth and composed; he's going through a nightmare worse than anything he could have imagined, but he methodically moves from one resourceful idea to the next to stay one step ahead of the assassins. He even has witty lines. For a better film similar in nature, check out Marathon Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Lawrence Olivier.
jerico641 5 months ago
Just like the moo-slime Muslims. They take no prisoners. We are now doing the same with the moo-slimes.
Glinkaism1 5 months ago
@valbonnable ditto that
midcitygym 5 months ago
Dave Grusin wrote a great sound-track for the movie. It speaks to the aimlessness of trying to ban oil. LIke it or not, we are dependent on it for the near term, which is several decades. Max Von Sydow was a great actor. When he confronted Robert Redford in the senator's house, he asked "how did you pick him?" Robert Redford responded "...by chance.....". It's the one thing a hired assassin can't control.
ownyourfuture1 8 months ago
I agree with trackmonkey327 - a truly great film.
wickesm 9 months ago
It's one of my favorites because it correctly poses the questions that we face even more today. Oil is essential to the way of life we (and the rest of the world) has gotten used to. Soooo....what do we do when we can't get it? How far do we go. Cliff Robertson put it so well a bit later in the movie..."...the public won't care.....politics will disappear.....JUST GO GET IT!" And he's right.
ownyourfuture1 10 months ago
The bad guys didn't leave anyone to guard the door? Hmmmmmm.
zuiderzee98 10 months ago
movie like that wouldnt make any money these days.
shallowtiger 1 year ago
Max Von Sydow is a perfect actor. In most movies his assassin would be made out to be a heartless monster. Just in his movements here and that last exchange with the girl, he was both professional, understanding, and a little repulsed with himself.
I like what they did with his character.
ChurchOfMe93 1 year ago
Great film got a great feel to it . the Hit man is perfect ( the post man ) Redford is fantastic
peterpetersnbg 1 year ago
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TruthTeller878 1 year ago
ray was panicked allright.... ...don't thing the silencer was workin too good... "little breakdown in the sercurity there" lol
chilling movie, esp this part
irish89055 1 year ago
One of my favorite movies. This was just one of many GREAT movies to come out of the 1970s. Today, Hollywood only gives us mindless crap.
TrackMonkey327 1 year ago 18
@TrackMonkey327 Yeah today is like fast food movies of junk rubbish 3D HD out on bluray within 4 months!
The 70’s had an style an order and we had to wait years before these films were out in Scope 2.35:1 on Laserdisc or DVD.
EmpireLS56KW 4 months ago
One of the most disturbing scenes I have ever seen in a movie. Unnerved the hell out of me.
HovaNirvana 1 year ago
@HovaNirvana Same for me. In fact I had a nightmare that I was in this exact same situation
SchweitzerMan 1 year ago
Max Von Syndow was brilliant in this, loved it as a kid.
midcitygym 1 year ago 4
@midcitygym Yes, very unusual killer :)
TronBlood 5 months ago
This is not a classic good vs. evil movie. There are bad guys, but they are not the main point. It's a morality play. The Cliff Robertson character believes he is a patriot willing to do what is necessary now to protect the future, but he is not presented as clearly evil The Robert Redford character is just passing time until his friends get killed. At that point he is radicalized. It's a close call and the viewer gets to deciide if it's worth it.
JDL0427 1 year ago
@JDL0427 An excellent synopsis! It predicts the desparation the US will go to find oil to a T though.
oneputtsteven 1 year ago
@oneputtsteven oh, that is such bull... we could take the oil any time we want it. and when this film came out things had just been bad for us regarding oil. How that $3 and 4 dollar oil, how is that working for you? I thought at least Iraqi oil would have been one benefit of that war. We should have let saddam have Kuwait and Saudi. We'd now be payin $1.29 for gas
irish89055 1 year ago
Wonder how much Jobert charges for a job...where would u find somebody like that?
Houseofthe7gayboys 1 year ago
A classic spy movie in its time....only the Jason Bourne trilogy can do it justice and be the modern spy movie
Tsiongky 1 year ago
Would you have mercy and post the entire movie on Youtube? I'd appreciate it, thank you very much.
valerinsky 1 year ago
I remember this on TV one night--the Sunday night movie or something--and just watching this before being shnuned off to bed as a kid. Scared me. Good film, too, once I was old enough to see it.
cochranexyz 1 year ago