Trivia / Three Days of the Condor

• Creator Backlash: In the DVD Commentary, Sydney Pollack admitted he would have shot the love scene between Joe and Kathy in a more straightforward manner, feeling what he did for the film was too "arty".
• Enforced Method Acting: According to Faye Dunaway, in the scenes where Kathy was tied up and she was supposed to be scared, it was Sydney Pollack who got her scared by pretending to lunge at her and detail all of the things he would do to her.
• Production Posse: This was the fourth of seven movies Sydney Pollack directed Robert Redford in.
• What Could Have Been: Peter Yates was originally going to direct with Warren Beatty attached to star.
  • Pollack wanted Lino Ventura for the role of Joubert, but he wasn't available.