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Telefon runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).

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TMDB19771h 42mThriller / Action / Crime

Telefon

Name: Telefon
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime
Released: 1977-12-16
Duration: 102 min

They'll do anything to stop Telefon. The operation that can trigger 51 human time bombs.

Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.

TMDB audience score

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Telefon at a glance

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Runtime

Standard length · 1h 42m

At 1h 42m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.

Genres

Thriller · Action · Crime

TMDB files it under thriller, action, and crime.

US availability

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TMDB audience score

6.6 / 10 on TMDB

TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 137 votes, a positive audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.

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TMDB users rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 137 votes.
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Is Telefon scary?: MyCinema has not rated Telefon for scares yet. TMDB lists it as a thriller, action, and crime film.
Where can I watch Telefon in the US?: No streaming data for the United States yet: JustWatch lists no subscription, free, rental, or purchase option for Telefon in the US.
How long is Telefon?: Telefon runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
Is Telefon suitable for kids?: TMDB lists no age rating for Telefon in the United States or the United States. Treat it as unsuitable for children until you have checked it yourself.

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