The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
- Starring:
- Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Schlesinger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Falcon and the Snowman
John Schlesinger directed this fact-based drama - adapted from Robert Lindsay's bestseller of the same title -- about two Californians, friends since boyhood, who are caught selling government secrets to the Soviet Union. Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) is an all-American boy, studying for the priesthood in a seminary. But Boyce decides to drop out of school, and with the help of his father (Pat Hingle), a FBI agent, he gets a job working for the CIA in a message-routing center. While reading the messages, Boyce is shocked to learn that the CIA is involved in fixing Australian elections. Watching the Watergate hearings on television, he feels an ever-mounting sense of outrage at the arrogance of the U.S. government and decides to do something about it. Deciding to supply the CIA messages to the Russians, he enlists his childhood friend Daulton Lee (Sean Penn) to help him. Lee is to deliver the CIA secrets to a Russian operative (David Suchet) at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City. But Lee is an unreliable drug dealer, and his sloppy spy trail leads the two old friends into more trouble than they bargained for. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 132 mins
Complete Cast of The Falcon and the Snowman
- Timothy Hutton - Christopher Boyce
- David Suchet - Alex
- Pat Hingle - Mr. Boyce
- Richard Dysart - Dr. Lee
- Macon McCalman - Larry Rogers
- George C. Grant - Karpov
- Joyce Van Patten - Mrs. Boyce
- Chris Makepeace - David Lee
- Betty Lou Henson - Debra
- Nicholas Pryor - Eddie
- Tom Nolan - Undercover Cop
- Daniel McDonald - Clay
- Michael Ironside - F.B.I. Agent
- Jeff Seyfried - Pool Man
- Rob Newell - Boyce Child
- James Hardie - Police Interrogator
- Steve Duffy - Barman
- Martha Campos - Carmen
- Arthur Taxier - F.B.I. Agent
- Bob Arbogast - Guard
- Stephen E. Miller - Newscaster
- Karen West - Boyce Child
- Carlos Romano - Inspector Estevez
- Jerry Hardin - Tony Owens
- Abel Franco - Interrogator
- Jaime Garza - Raul
- Sean Penn - Daulton Lee
- Lori Singer - Lana
- Dorian Harewood - Gene
- Mady Kaplan - Laurie
- Boris Leskin - Mikhael
- Jennifer Runyon - Carole
- Priscilla Pointer - Mrs. Lee
- Burke Byrnes - U.S. Customs Agent
- Guillermo Rios - Drug Dealer
- Vic Polizos - FBI Interrogator
- Marvin J. McIntyre - Ike
- Raul Martinez - Police Sergeant
- Sam Ingraffia - Kenny Kahn
- Rob Reed - Boyce Child
- Annie Kozuch - Boyce Child
- Leopoldo Frances - Nigerian Diplomat
- Arturo Comacho - Boyce Child
- Herbie Wallace - Pet Shop Owner
- George Belanger - U.S. Consul
- Bob Nelson - F.B.I. Agent
- Valerie Wildman - U.S. Embassy Official
- Drew Snyder - F.B.I. Interrogator
- Lara Harris
- Philip Carey - Pan Am Clerk
- Stanley Grover - NSA Inspector
- Anatoly Davydov - Guard
- Director(s):
- John Schlesinger
- Writer(s):
- Steven Zaillian
- Producer(s):
- John Daly, John Schlesinger, Gabriel Katzka
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Language, Violence, Nudity, Profanity, Adult Situations)
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