Telefon
“They'll do anything to stop Telefon. The operation that can trigger 51 human time bombs.”
1977 · 1 h 42 min
Don SiegelCast
Charles Bronson 
Lee Remick 
Donald Pleasence 
Tyne Daly 
Alan Badel 
Patrick Magee
Credits
Written by: Peter Hyams
Plot
A Soviet agent tries to activate sleeper agents in the US with a phone call, and a KGB officer is sent to stop him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Don Siegel's Cold War thriller is brisk and efficient, with Charles Bronson and Lee Remick.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (6,914 votes)
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