The Conversation
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1974
1h 54m
PG
English
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
The Conversation
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
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Cast
Harry Caul
Stan
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Mark
Paul
Meredith
Amy Fredericks
Martin Stett
Receptionist
The Mime
Lurleen
Man at Party (uncredited)
Boy in Church (uncredited)
The Director (uncredited)
Confessional Priest / Security Guar...
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola
Written By: Francis Ford Coppola
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CinemaSerf
one year ago
Gene Hackman is superb here as "Harry" - a super-efficient surveillance expert who discovers in the line of duty that a couple he is monitoring might well be about to be murdered. It becomes clear that the couple - Cindy Williams & Frederic Forrest are having an affair but that is just the tip of th More
Muypfbogbchidv
4 months ago
“The Conversation” is not what you’d expect - but, it must be said, is fantastic and nearly flawless in its own right.
It is more similar to Antonioni’s “Blow” than DePalma’s, and a sense of eeriness flows throughout the work,
bolstered by Gene Hackman’s solemn and brooding perfo More
It is more similar to Antonioni’s “Blow” than DePalma’s, and a sense of eeriness flows throughout the work,
bolstered by Gene Hackman’s solemn and brooding perfo More
drqshadow
/10 4 years ago
Gene Hackman plays a reclusive surveillance mastermind, so terrified by the prospect of tasting his own medicine that he's grown certifiably obsessive-compulsive. He's also a deeply religious altruist, which stands in sharp contrast to the seedy nature of his business and the people who pay More
tensharpe
2 years ago
"The Conversation" is a tense thriller that explores how paranoia can take over all aspects of everyday life once something disturbing is discovered.
Paid to eavesdrop on two people in a public place, Harry Caul ( Gene Hackman ) records the conversation and after some work produces a tape with c More
Paid to eavesdrop on two people in a public place, Harry Caul ( Gene Hackman ) records the conversation and after some work produces a tape with c More
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