Three Days of the Condor (1975) Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, & Sydney Pollack

<b>Book Vs. Movie: Three Days of the Condor</b><br /><b>The James Grady Book Vs. the Robert Redford-Starring Movie </b><br /><br />The Margos talk about the paranoia-soaked 70s with a discussion about the novel &amp; film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Days_of_the_Condor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Three Days of the Condor </a>starring a dreamy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Redford" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Redford</a> and a luminous <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Faye Dunaway</a>. The story is about a man who loves to read and works for the CIA and gets sucked into a life-threatening chase between himself and outside forces of the government.<br /><br />Published in 1974 (the same year Richard Nixon resigned from office), author <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Grady_(author)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James Grady</a> used his experience working in politics in his native Montana to weave a tale around everyman Malcolm Ronald, who reads mystery and spy novels and analyzes the plots for the U.S. government. When his entire office is killed in one fell swoop--he goes on the run with his code name, “Condor,” to find a faithful ally to spare his life. <br /><br />The 1975 movie directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Pollack" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sydney Pollack</a> stars a fantastic cast and takes a few liberties with the screenplay (by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0783913/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lorenzo Semple, Jr.</a> and <a href="https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0713128/quotes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Rafiel</a>.) <br /><br />What are the main differences between the short story and the film? Which version did the Margos like better? Have a listen!<br /><br />In this ep, the Margos discuss:<br /><ul><li>The original “Sausage Fest” novel</li><li>The politics and news of the 1970s