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Another good old-fashioned espionage film, this time the American way. The story and the way Sydney Pollack shot it feels stunningly realistic, the initially superbly paranoid Redford gives it the necessary pizzazz, add to that the unflappable Max von Sydow and the charming Faye Dunaway (whose not-so-credible character is why I give Condor "only" four stars), scenes like the fight in the apartment or the office shootout... and there you have it! I would like to read the book, which will probably be even more comprehensive - judging by the fact that it is called “Six Days of the Condor". (08.05.2011)

A classic collaboration between Sydney Pollack and Robert Redford. It's a great thriller that easily outshines its book counterpart. While James Grady let his Condor disintegrate in a trilogy of banal plots, Pollack and Redford condensed the best of the first novel "Three Days of The Condor" and created a work full of tension and brilliant performances. Although Pollack originally wanted Lino Ventura as the antagonist, he ended up greatly appreciating Max von Sydow's performance. Faye Dunaway also delivered an interesting performance. (29.12.2022)

The first half, when the viewer excuses the slowness via the 1970s patina and thinks a lot about Hitchcock, is forced out by the second half, which is not ashamed to hit the gas, make a decent twist, moralize and earn points with the last shot, thanks to which the rumors about the thriller classic really come true in the end. (28.10.2015)

An honest old-school thriller with a slightly dubious main character (a really decent performance for a self-learner and bookworm), a leisurely pace, pleasantly woody music and good acting performances by all concerned. From the viewer's point of view, it has a very attractive approach in that at first you know as little as the protagonist about the plot, and with him you unravel a ball of mystery – why did seven civilian CIA employees have to die, and why is the only survivor hunted game? The only thing that ruined it for me was that I fell asleep at the end of the film and missed the point. Can't they give it to you a little earlier? Well, at least I can't spoil it for you :o))) (09.04.2004)

Three Days of the Condor is a proper American espionage movie. And it doesn’t really matter what year it was made. It’s at least as well-made and suspenseful as contemporary thrillers. At times, it’s even a bit better. That’s mainly thanks to the atmosphere – when American movies of that time had an atmosphere, it was usually worth it. I agree that Robert Redford delivered a great performance. I need to include a bit of a spoiler here. What I couldn’t get over was his character’s relationship with the girl that he moves in with. At first, she pretends that nothing has happened, then she thinks he’s an abuser and then she sleeps with him and takes it seriously. I was expecting she would cap him at some point, but nothing like that happened. I really thought the relationship was nuts. She talks to her boyfriend on the phone, he’s almost crying, telling her how much he misses her and then she sleeps with the Condor the same evening. Redford might have incredible charisma, but this really drove me mad. It’s actually the only blemish on this overall pretty good, realistic and above all honest movie that contains a greater deal of truth than one would be willing to admit after watching it once. (07.01.2014)