
The KGB is looking for one of their people, a man named Dalchimsky because he has stolen something important but, unfortunately, he manages to get through the border. Later in the U.S. some seemingly ordinary people after receiving a phone call go out and destroy key American military installations. Back in the U.S.S.R. General Strelsky and Colonel Malchenko send for Grigori Borzov, a KGB agent who has been to the U.S. on missions before. They inform him that after the U-2 in... (Full plot summary below)
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The KGB is looking for one of their people, a man named Dalchimsky because he has stolen something important but, unfortunately, he manages to get through the border. Later in the U.S. some seemingly ordinary people after receiving a phone call go out and destroy key American military installations. Back in the U.S.S.R. General Strelsky and Colonel Malchenko send for Grigori Borzov, a KGB agent who has been to the U.S. on missions before. They inform him that after the U-2 incident in fear of the possibility that a war with the U.S. will occur; they were part of an operation called TELEFON that involved recruiting young agents and then brainwashing them into believing that they are Americans. They would assume the identity of an American who died a long time ago and who would be their age now. They would be situated in a city that is near or where a key U.S. military installation is located. They were also programmed to destroy upon receiving the command phrase. They have been fortunate that they have never had to send them on their missions. But they believe that Dalchimsky stole the book that lists all the TELEFON agents and is now sending them out on their suicide missions. It also seems that the current KGB Chairman is unaware of TELEFON so Strelsky and Malchenko want Borzov to go to America and find Dalchimsky. Borzov, who is endowed with a photographic memory, memorizes the second TELEFON book and goes to America and is aided by Barbara.
Leave your thoughts about Telefon.
| Washington PostGary ArnoldFollowing Telefon is about as thrilling as being kept on hold for the better part of the day. |
| TIME MagazineRichard SchickelInstead of winding tighter and tighter, as a suspense story should, Telefon just winds down, rather like -- come to think of it -- a phone call between two people who don't really have much to say to each other. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrApart from a certain energy evident in the cutting, you'd never know it was the work of Don Siegel, a generally excellent action director. |
| User ReviewJackson SA bit slow at times, but overall a gripping spy movie. Watch out for the windshield kill. |
| User ReviewDiana WTelephones...Does anyone remember telephones/telephone booths? Nice thriller...Neat twists! |
| User Reviewsteve cAwesome movie.....the best character actors, interesting plot, well paced, and everything is funky beacause its the 70's! Hooray! |
| User Reviewbill sSuperb movie with 2 great actors. Lee Remick is lovely. |
| User ReviewSem VNot too realistic, but probably one of the first movies that tried to be balanced in depiction of the Russians. |
| User ReviewBrad Wits a great film. kinda like monchureon candidate |
| User ReviewXavier MEn av de bedre filmene jeg har sett som er fra før 90-tallet. |