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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
***
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, David Suchet, Lori Singer, Pat Hingle

An interesting true story about two youngsters who become Soviet spies has resulted in a rather uninspired film. Sean Penn is an extremely annoying whiner as the Snowman. Based on Robert Lindsey's book The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage.