Review of Telefon (1977) by Mereie D — 01 Oct 2009

Cold war/espionage thriller starring Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, and others. I always like espionage thrillers since they can be such a challenge to the mind. This one is no exception. The story is intricate and exciting.

Every time you wonder what Pleasance's next move will be, just like many of the characters do. The different locations of the agents provide a nice and varied view of the States, and of course there is Russia too.

Nice mixture of indoor and outdoor locations on top of that. The women in the movie were a nice touch. The ending seemed a bit too easy, but I suppose it worked. I was just wondering why Pleasance had to travel around himself instead of just making the calls from one single location.

Surely this would have spoilt much of the pace and excitement of the movie, but I thought it would be more logical from Pleasance's point of view. I guess this is not the best movie in its genre, but it is definitely a good one.