The Falcon and the Snowman

Outrage leads two young Americans to sell national secrets to the Soviets in this intense, Cold War era drama that is based on real events. Disgusted by what he learns at his job routing messages for the CIA, ex-seminary student Timothy Hutton joins forces with his best friend Sean Penn to do a little business with the Russians, a plan fraught with danger, thanks to Penn's drug habit and unreliability. Pat Hingle and David Suchet costar.

Rating

R

Release Year

1985

Duration

02:11

Genres

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director

John Schlesinger

Cast

Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn