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The Falcon and the Snowman

Year:

1985

Duration:

131 min

Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

John Schlesinger

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1985-01-25

Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Gross: $17,130,087 (USA) ( 1985)

Cast

Actor

Character

Timothy Hutton

Christopher Boyce

Sean Penn

Daulton Lee

Pat Hingle

Mr. Charlie Boyce

Joyce Van Patten

Mrs. Boyce

Rob Reed

Boyce Child

Rob Newell

Boyce Child

Karen West

Boyce Child

Art Camacho

Boyce Child (as Arturo Comacho)

Annie Kozuch

Boyce Child

Richard Dysart

Dr. Lee

Priscilla Pointer

Mrs. Lee

Chris Makepeace

David Lee

Dorian Harewood

Gene

Mady Kaplan

Laurie

Macon McCalman

Larry Rogers

Jerry Hardin

Tony Owens

Nicholas Pryor

Eddie

Betty Lou Henson

Debra

Stanley Grover

NSA Inspector

Bob Arbogast

Guard

David Suchet

Alex

Boris Leskin

Mikhael

George C. Grant

Karpov

Anatoli Davydov

Guard (as Anatoly Davidov)

Lori Singer

Lana

Jennifer Runyon

Carole

Daniel McDonald

Clay (as Dan McDonald)

Marvin J. McIntyre

Ike (as Marvin McIntyre)

Sam Ingraffia

Kenny Kahn

Tom Nolan

Undercover Cop

James Hardie

Police Interrogator

Burke Byrnes

U.S. Customs Official

Vic Polizos

FBI Interrogator

Drew Snyder

FBI Interrogator

Michael Ironside

FBI Agent

Bob Nelson

FBI Agent

Arthur Taxier

FBI Agent

Philip Corey

PAN AM Clerk

Martha Campos

Carmen

Herbie Wallace

Pet Shop Owner

Steven Miller

Newscaster

Jeff Seyfried

Pool Man

Steve Duffy

Barman

Carlos Romano

Insp. Estevez

Valerie Wildman

U.S. Embassy Official

George Belanger

U.S. Vice Consul

Leopoldo Francés

Nigerian Diplomat

Abel Franco

Interrogator

Raúl Martínez

Mexican Police Sergeant

Guillermo Ríos

Drug Dealer

Jaime Garza

Raul

Roger Cudney

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Robert F. Kennedy

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin Luther King

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Lennon

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Masur

Bartender (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Ratzenberger

Detective (uncredited)

John Sabol

Security Guard (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film gained some recognition when it aired on HBO, and was interrupted by "Captain Midnight" in one of the most famous TV hijackings in history. (See above for details.)

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The type of equipment that Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) used to photograph top secret documents was a Minox LX subminiature spy camera.

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This motion picture is based on actual real events and a real true life story.

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Goofs

(at around 1 min) The scene where Chris walks into work and several close-ups are shown of incoming telex transmissions has some date discrepancies. The very first telex shown right before Chris walks in the door has a date stamp of March 2nd, 1976 while others in the scene say September 9th, 1974. Also the cipher card he pulls out of the binder that day is marked for September 1st, 1974.

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During the border crossing, a 1978-80 Buick Regal coupe is seen although the film took place between 1974-1977.

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In the beginning of Falcon and The Snowman, Dalton (Sean Penn) is talking to his attorney in a conference room. During the conference, Dalton's attorney refers to him as "Sean" during a heated discussion. The attorney says, "Sean" in a stern, attention getting voice.

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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.

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Daulton Lee: How many guys do you know who's best friend is also their priest?

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Christopher Boyce: They're just as paranoid and dangerous as we are. I don't know why I ever thought any differently.

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