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Telefon

Telefon

They'll do anything to stop Telefon. The operation that can trigger 51 human time bombs.

1977 1h 42mThrillerActionCrime

Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.

3.3/5

TMDB score· 133 votes

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Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.

The vibe

espionagespysoviet unionkgbsecret agentbrainwashingterrorismsabotagepolitical thriller

Behind it

Don SiegelDon SiegelDirectorPeter HyamsPeter HyamsScreenplayStirling SilliphantStirling SilliphantScreenplayLalo SchifrinLalo SchifrinComposerMichael C. ButlerCinematography

Cast

Charles BronsonCharles BronsonMajor Grigori Borzov
Lee RemickLee RemickBarbara
Donald PleasenceDonald PleasenceNicolai Dalchimsky
Tyne DalyTyne DalyDorothy Putterman
Alan BadelAlan BadelColonel Malchenko
Patrick MageePatrick MageeGeneral Strelsky
Sheree NorthSheree NorthMarie Wills
Roy JensonRoy JensonDoug Stark
John MitchumJohn MitchumHarry Bascom
Jacqueline ScottJacqueline ScottMrs. Hassler
Frank MarthHarley Sandburg
Helen Page CampEmma Stark
Ed BakeyCarl Hassler
Carmen ZapataCarmen ZapataNurse
Kathleen O'MalleyMrs. Maloney
Åke LindmanÅke LindmanLieutenant Alexandrov
Ansa IkonenAnsa IkonenDalchimsky's Mother
Ville-Veikko SalminenVille-Veikko SalminenRussian Steward

Director

Don Siegel

Writers

Peter Hyams, Stirling Silliphant

Release date

16 Dec 1977

Runtime

1h 42m

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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