Telefon
Seen it?1977 | 102 min | Thriller, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Don Siegel
- Charles BronsonMajor Grigori Borzov
- Lee RemickBarbara
- Donald PleasenceNicolai Dalchimsky
- Tyne DalyDorothy Putterman
- Alan BadelColonel Malchenko
- Patrick MageeGeneral Strelsky
- Sheree NorthMarie Wills
- Roy JensonDoug Stark
- John MitchumHarry Bascom
- Jacqueline ScottMrs. Hassler