The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman is based on a true story: In 1977 two young Americans were arrested and sentenced for espionage. They sold topsecret information to the Russians. The movie tries to find the answers why the two men acted the way they did. Director John Schlesinger actually tries to show us the world from the spies' point of view.

A gripping drama that is not a thriller in a strict sense.

Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn play the Falcon, a falconer, and the Snowman, a drug pusher.