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title: 'The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Schlesinger'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-falcon-and-the-snowman-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087231/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

1985 · 126 min · Drama, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 American spy drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Steven Zaillian is based on the 1979 book The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage by Robert Lindsey, and tells the true story of two young American men, Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee, who sold security secrets to the Soviet Union.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Schlesinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-schlesinger)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven Zaillian](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-zaillian)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pat Metheny](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-metheny)
- **Producer:** [John Daly](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-daly)
- **Director of Photography:** [Allen Daviau](https://cinepixo.com/people/allen-daviau)
- **Editor:** [Richard Marden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-marden)

## Cast

- [Lori Singer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lori-singer)
- [Joyce Van Patten](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-van-patten)
- [David Suchet](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-suchet)
- [Timothy Hutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-hutton)
- [Priscilla Pointer](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-pointer)
- [Richard Dysart](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dysart)
- [Dorian Harewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorian-harewood)
- [Nicholas Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-pryor)
- [Chris Makepeace](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-makepeace)
- [Pat Hingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-hingle)
- [Sean Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-penn)
- [John Ratzenberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ratzenberger)
- [Michael Ironside](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ironside)
- [Jerry Hardin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-hardin)

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