"But, for genre fans, and perhaps Marvel fans in specific, many will note that his last feature film ever was a brief cameo in Avengers: Endgame, in which he reprised his role as Alexander Pierce, one of the higher-ups at S.H.I.E.L.D. The Endgame moment was very brief because the real movie in which Redford plays Pierce isCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, which remains not only one of the most consequential Marvel movies in the saga but also holds up today as a solid superhero spy flick."
"Interestingly, one of the greatest twists that Redford pulls off in The Winter Soldier is a kind of inversion of his role in the 1975 spy thriller, Three Days of the Condor. In fact, watching these two movies back-to-back makes for an excellent mini-Redford binge, and a great study in how a gritty 1970s spy movie perfectly translated into a solid Marvel movie."
"Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock Based on the novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady, Three Days of the Condor follows Redford as a CIA analyst named Joe Turner, whose codename is "Condor." If that makes him sound badass, don't be fooled. Condor's job is to leaf through books and to see if events in certain books match up with real-world geopolitical threats or terror attacks. This makes Condor kind of a bookish nerd, which is a great setup for what comes next."
Robert Redford has died; his legacy is secure. His career includes classics such as Barefoot in the Park and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. His final feature appearance was a brief cameo in Avengers: Endgame, reprising Alexander Pierce, a S.H.I.E.L.D. higher-up. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is the principal film for that character, remaining a consequential Marvel entry that holds up as a superhero spy movie. The Winter Soldier inverts aspects of Redford’s role in the 1975 thriller Three Days of the Condor. Three Days of the Condor follows CIA analyst Joe Turner, codename “Condor,” a bookish operative whose colleagues are slain and who must go underground, eventually pairing with Kathy Hale, played by Faye Dunaway.
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