The wife of a murdered petrochemical company chairman and a banker investigating the liquidity of his new bank stumble upon an international financial scheme that could lead to global economic collapse.
Acting
Fonda's ice-queen vulnerabilty meets Kristofferson's rumpled intensity.
Direction
Pakula's paranoid framing makes spreadsheets feel illicit.
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months after the Iran hostage crisis ended, the film channels real American anxiety about petrodollar dependence and Middle Eastern instability.
The film's financial jargon was so dense that audiences reportedly laughed at inappropriate moments, mistaking nervous confusion for intentional humor.
US
