Conspiracy theories abounded in Hollywood in the 1970s, as film-makers began to explore the nation's dark underside in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate. Directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford, this tense thriller suffers in comparison with All the President's Men, in which Redford appeared the following year. But it is still a polished piece of work, as CIA man Redford holds photographer Faye Dunaway hostage while he tries to ascertain who was responsible for the murder of his undercover colleagues. The excellent cast makes up for Pollack's occasional lapses in pacing.

When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.