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After a botched pick-up gets Turner's last friend in the CIA killed, Turner is forced to kidnap Kathy Hale (Dunaway) and use her apartment as a hideout. At first afraid for her life, Hale rather quickly falls for Turner and they sleep together. With her help, Turner is able to capture CIA honcho Higgins (Robertson) who reveals he himself is in the dark and wants Turner to stay "on the outside" to draw out the assassins so the CIA can figure out who's rotten within their own ranks. Now all Turner has to do is survive Joubert's attempts on his life, keep Kathy safe, and figure out why someone in the CIA wants him dead... |
After a botched pick-up gets Turner's last friend in the CIA killed, Turner is forced to kidnap Kathy Hale (Dunaway) and use her apartment as a hideout. At first afraid for her life, Hale rather quickly falls for Turner and they sleep together. With her help, Turner is able to capture CIA honcho Higgins (Robertson) who reveals he himself is in the dark and wants Turner to stay "on the outside" to draw out the assassins so the CIA can figure out who's rotten within their own ranks. Now all Turner has to do is survive Joubert's attempts on his life, keep Kathy safe, and figure out why someone in the CIA wants him dead... |
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=== ''Three Days of the Condor'' provides examples of: === |
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: The original novel had {{spoiler|drug trafficking}} as the purpose of the internal conspiracy. {{spoiler|After the 1973 energy crisis, the filmmakers decided to use oil instead.}} The original author agreed that this was a better and more plausible purpose. |
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: The original novel had {{spoiler|drug trafficking}} as the purpose of the internal conspiracy. {{spoiler|After the 1973 energy crisis, the filmmakers decided to use oil instead.}} The original author agreed that this was a better and more plausible purpose. |
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* [[Affably Evil]]: Joubert. He comes to respect Turner after his various escape attempts. {{spoiler|And after killing Atwood instead of Turner, Joubert even offers Turner friendly advice, a ride to the train station... and even a gun.}} |
* [[Affably Evil]]: Joubert. He comes to respect Turner after his various escape attempts. {{spoiler|And after killing Atwood instead of Turner, Joubert even offers Turner friendly advice, a ride to the train station... and even a gun.}} |
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