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| Amputee: Minor Films 
| Title | Falcon and the Snowman, The (1984) | | Alternative/Original Title | | | Disability | Amputee VERY MINOR | | Country | USA | | Length | 130 | | Genre | True story | | Rating | 3 | | Director | John Schlesinger
| | Cast | Timothy Hutton Sean Penn Pat Hingle
| | Notes | A true tale of two Americans passing secrets to the Russians. Near the beginning Penn's character does a drug deal in Mexico with a guy who is a above knee amputee. He hides the drugs in his prosthetic leg and gets through U.S. customs with no hassle from a customs officer who is a fellow Vietnam vet. Parts of the film are interesting but the script is generally a mess leaving one unclear what the spying is about. And concentrates on the moral dilemmas of Boyce. It's also a pity to see Penn going over the top in some scenes. As I remember it the book of this true story is much more interesting.
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