Character Relationship Map: Condorman

Characters

• Woody (played by Michael Crawford) — protagonist

  Woody is an imaginative but eccentric comic-book writer and illustrator who insists on realism in his work. After a failed personal flight test, he becomes involved in a CIA extraction mission involvi...

• Krokov (played by Oliver Reed) — protagonist

  Krokov is Natalia's Soviet lover and boss, and a determined adversary of Woody and the CIA. After Natalia defects, he tracks Woody's published extraction details, sends men to recapture her, and perso...

• Natalia (played by Barbara Carrera) — supporting

  Natalia is a Soviet woman who is secretly a KGB spy and the civilian involved in Woody's Istanbul exchange. Impressed by Woody's courage and disgusted by Krokov's treatment of her, she defects and req...

• Morovich (played by Jean-Pierre Kalfon) — supporting

  Morovich is a homicidal, glass-eyed assassin serving Krokov and leading the effort to recover Natalia. He attacks Woody and Harry during their journey, helps force the mission into failure, and later...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Krokov → Morovich (Professional Commander And Assassin) — Morovich operates as Krokov's violent field enforcer.

  Morovich leads Krokov's henchmen, pursues the escaping group, and ignores Krokov's command to return to base.

• Natalia → Krokov (Romantic Former Lovers) — Their broken romantic and professional association motivates Natalia's defection.

  Natalia is disgusted by how Krokov treats her when she returns to Moscow, and this contributes to her decision to defect.

• Woody → Natalia (Romantic Interest) — Their relationship develops from deception and curiosity into clear emotional attachment.

  Woody is inspired by Natalia after meeting her and creates the comic heroine Laser Lady based on her. He later risks his safety to rescue her and flie...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Natalia → Morovich (Conflict Pursuer And Target) — Morovich repeatedly acts as Natalia's direct physical pursuer.

  Morovich leads attacks against Natalia in Yugoslavia, helps recover her in the compromised journey, and pursues her escape by speedboat.

• Woody → Morovich (Conflict Combat Rivals) — Morovich is Woody's most direct physical threat.

  Woody protects Natalia from Morovich's attacks, and Morovich later incapacitates Woody during the journey back to France.

• Woody → Krokov (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Their opposition drives the second half of the film.

  Krokov tracks Woody after discovering his identity, sends henchmen against him, captures Natalia, and becomes the target of Woody's rescue operation.

Story Analysis

An imaginative comic creator turns his fictional hero into a real rescue identity while helping Natalia escape Krokov's pursuit.

Plot Progression

1. The Realism Test — Woody's dangerous Condorman experiment establishes his imagination and eccentric commitment to realism. A paper mission then takes him from Paris to Istanbul.
2. The Istanbul Deception — Woody meets Natalia, discovers that she is a KGB spy, and invents the Condorman identity. His accidental heroics help complete the exchange and influence Natalia's decision to defect.
3. A Dangerous Extraction — Woody accepts the mission to escort Natalia after learning that she is The Bear. His comic publication exposes the route, allowing Krokov to pursue the defectors across Europe.
4. The Monte Carlo Gambit — After Natalia is recaptured, Woody rejects the failed mission order and improvises a rescue plan. Disguised as a sheikh, he gains access to Krokov's villa.
5. Flight to Freedom — Woody rescues Natalia, flies from the villa, and escapes aboard the Condorboat. The pursuit ends when Morovich ignores Krokov, crashes, and Natalia reaches the United States.