Play of the falcon

the Play of the falcon ( The Falcon and the Snowman ) is an American film of John Schlesinger left in 1984.

Synopsis

Chris Boyce and Daulton Lee are 23 years old in 1974, in America that the Scandale of Watergate traumatize. Friends of childhood, they chose completely opposed ways: Lee became a small dealer, while Chris, after having given up the priesthood, is devoted to the raising of its falcon. Thanks to his father, he is engaged in an important company of electronics, the RTX. Quickly promoted, it occupies a position of trust, receiving the coded messages of a spy satellite on behalf of the CIA. Thus it takes note of the not very glorious intrigues of its country. Model citizen, it does not include/understand that the CIA is allowed to handle with impunity all the governments of the world, including those of his allies.

Data sheet

  • Title: Play of the falcon
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  • Realization: John Schlesinger
  • Scenario: Steven Zaillian
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  • Music: David Bowie and Pat Metheny
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  • Country of origin: the United States
  • Format: Colors
  • Kind: Espionage
  • Lasted: 130 minutes
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