It's a serious hacker film, actually. Redford is the ultimate hacker in that film: social engineering, picking locks, scrambling MaBell's circuits, and taking out the bad guys in the CIA.
I have to disgree here regarding the film's merit. There are a few quite interesting (and unique) films in that genre from the 70s that are little known to today's audiances. Most came out around Watergate ~'74 (so were topical in those days) but then have been kind of memory holed.
The Kremlin Letter, 1970 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065950/) - I recall someone saying this film really shows the ugly underbelly of intelligence services. This is an interesting film but it is very dark and somewhat disturbing. This one predates Watergate - it is a Cold War spy flick and makes Smiley's People look warm and cuddly ..
The Conversation, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/) - Gene Hackman's character resurfaces a couple decades later in Enemy of the State (1998).
"memory holed" implies a deliberate coordinated attempt by the mass media and/or powerful actors to suppress some information they don't want knocking around the ether
It's a serious hacker film, actually. Redford is the ultimate hacker in that film: social engineering, picking locks, scrambling MaBell's circuits, and taking out the bad guys in the CIA.
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While I'm sure some people appreciate your link to pirated content, it seems inappropriate for HN.
That's not a link, it merely allows to confirm a specific file is the one you're looking for :).
That is protected speech. :)
I'm not sure it's really underrated so much as fairly old and not really in the classic canon. (Which may be more or less saying the same thing.)
I have to disgree here regarding the film's merit. There are a few quite interesting (and unique) films in that genre from the 70s that are little known to today's audiances. Most came out around Watergate ~'74 (so were topical in those days) but then have been kind of memory holed.
The Kremlin Letter, 1970 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065950/) - I recall someone saying this film really shows the ugly underbelly of intelligence services. This is an interesting film but it is very dark and somewhat disturbing. This one predates Watergate - it is a Cold War spy flick and makes Smiley's People look warm and cuddly ..
The Conversation, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/) - Gene Hackman's character resurfaces a couple decades later in Enemy of the State (1998).
The Parallax View, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071970/)
The Tamarind Seed, 1974 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072253/) - A subtle movie that superficially seems like a romance.
So that's from the top of my head. All are eminently watchable films and some possibly classic canon contenders.
I haven't heard of those films, but they sure seem interesting. Thanks for the recommendations!
"memory holed" implies a deliberate coordinated attempt by the mass media and/or powerful actors to suppress some information they don't want knocking around the ether
it isn't a "cool" way of saying 'forgotten'