The Falcon and the Snowman
“They came from the best of families. And they committed the worst of crimes.”
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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Cast
63 people
Timothy Hutton
Christopher Boyce
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Secret Window
Sean Penn
Daulton Lee
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
John Schlesinger
Also in
The Lost Language of Cranes
The Twilight of the Golds
Michael Childers
Steven Zaillian
Pat Hingle
Mr. Charlie Boyce
Known for
Batman
Maximum Overdrive
John Daly
Joyce Van Patten
Mrs. Boyce
Known for
Grown Ups
Monkey Shines
James D. Bissell
Art Camacho
Boyce Child
Known for
MR-9: Do or Die
Richard Dysart
Dr. Lee
Known for
The Thing
Back to the Future Part III
Priscilla Pointer
Mrs. Lee
Known for
Blue Velvet
Carrie
John Schlesinger Director · Steven Zaillian Screenplay Robert Lindsey Author
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $12M · United States release January 25, 1985
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,130,087
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production
Hemdale
Production
Euro International Films
Production
Henning Dam Kargaard
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
June 6, 1985 · Theatrical
Colombia
August 14, 1985
Denmark
July 19, 1985
Finland
November 22, 1985
France
April 10, 1985 · Theatrical
November 4, 2015 · Physical
Germany
September 12, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 27, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
October 20, 1985
Netherlands
May 2, 1985 · Theatrical
Norway
June 7, 1985
Portugal
August 5, 1985
Sweden
September 20, 1985
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