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 ... (read more) 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.

Not very often do we see Russians as the good guys in movies. It's even rarer when said movies were made during The Cold War, but here is one of such oddities. There are many interesting things in this film. The unique approach and intriguing plot am... (read more) Not very often do we see Russians as the good guys in movies. It's even rarer when said movies were made during The Cold War, but here is one of such oddities. There are many interesting things in this film. The unique approach and intriguing plot among them. I especially like the beginning, when I still don't have any idea what's going on, and I have to try to figure shit out. This is easily one of the best Bronson flicks I have seen. And quite hard to get on dvd as well, I hear. Recommended for the curious ones. And Finnish viewers, as there are some familiar faces in there for them.

"Hello?" This is a pretty routine Cold War spy thriller, but Siegel's direction manages to keep its tension just high enough for watching. Great cast of Bronson, Pleasence and Magee. And yes - the Moscow scenes were filmed in Helsinki with bit parts ... (read more) "Hello?" This is a pretty routine Cold War spy thriller, but Siegel's direction manages to keep its tension just high enough for watching. Great cast of Bronson, Pleasence and Magee. And yes - the Moscow scenes were filmed in Helsinki with bit parts from our very own Åke Lindman and Ansa Ikonen.

Not sure Bronson has ever made a bad film? Throw Tyne Daly looking very young and sexy and even though they never meet you have a great combination. Unlike some of his others though this needed a little more action to keep the storyline going.

An excellent thriller from director Don Siegel, Telefon is great from beginning to end and deserves a wider audience. With great performances from Bronson and Pleasance and an overall wild story involving Russian sleeper agents being woken by a Robe... (read more) An excellent thriller from director Don Siegel, Telefon is great from beginning to end and deserves a wider audience. With great performances from Bronson and Pleasance and an overall wild story involving Russian sleeper agents being woken by a Robert Frost poem, this one really has it all. A great film that gets better with repeated viewings.