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16. wait there's more!
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:21 AM
Mar 2015

[link:http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/03/24/foxhole-james-grady-on-condor-return-competing-with-robert-redford-and/|

The author of Six Days of the Condor (basis for the movie) has just written a 40 years later update on the story's hero titled Last Days of the Condor.

Like “Six Days,” this is essentially a chase novel, with the Condor again running from sinister forces within our government, but much else has changed. Though still not to be trusted, the government has evolved from the Watergate era to the present age of the national-security state. Grady’s talent has evolved, too. “Six Days” offered a fine, understated narrative, but now, after long experience with novels and screenplays, his style is far more loose, colorful, challenging and fun. Reading the novel, I sometimes thought of Orwell’s novel “1984,” sometimes of the Dylan song “Desolation Row.” Washington Post
Excellent movie, along with All the President's Men and Marathon Man salib Mar 2015 #1
Yes, the scene at the end outside the NYT... ybbor Mar 2015 #3
Quite startling how prescient that film was villager Mar 2015 #2
In the opening scene, the killer is standing in front of my parent's apartment brooklynite Mar 2015 #4
No way! ybbor Mar 2015 #5
The film halved the number of days. BlueMTexpat Mar 2015 #6
I'll have to give it a read ybbor Mar 2015 #9
Being paid to read mystery novels BlueMTexpat Mar 2015 #18
Perfect movie Action_Patrol Mar 2015 #7
Great movie. kiva Mar 2015 #8
For old movies that are prophetic about our government undercover operations, Cleita Mar 2015 #10
It's funny you bring up that movie ybbor Mar 2015 #12
I've seen this film in the last year, and you know what struck me? How truly FREE a person Nay Mar 2015 #11
I was thinking the same thing ybbor Mar 2015 #13
Richard Helms was an advisor on the film .. MinM Mar 2015 #14
In June 2001, the Ambassador's niece played a stirring role in history to come. Octafish Mar 2015 #21
One of my favorite movies of all time Joe Turner Mar 2015 #15
wait there's more! Fan Mar 2015 #16
It also had one of the sexiest love scenes I've ever seen (the uncut version)... CTyankee Mar 2015 #17
I'm always stunned at the end when they debate whether the NYT will publish it riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #19
Also "The Anderson Tapes" PCIntern Mar 2015 #20
The last scene was prophetic. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #22
Coming Soon: Ed Snowden the Movie; and Robert Redford as Dan Rather MinM Mar 2015 #23
Sweet ybbor Mar 2015 #24
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