The Conversation
1974 · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.
- Released
- 1974-04-07
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $1.6M
- Box office
- $4.4M
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Gene Hackman
Harry Caul
John Cazale
Stan
Frederic Forrest
Mark
Cindy Williams
Ann
Harrison Ford
Martin Stett
Teri Garr
Amy Fredericks
Allen Garfield
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Elizabeth MacRae
Meredith
Michael Higgins
Paul
Robert Shields
The Mime
Robert Shields
The Mime
Mark Wheeler
Receptionist
Keywords
San francisco, californiaSpySurveillanceConspiracyTechnologyVoyeurParanoiaAudio tapeWiretapShadowingSaxophoneTragic event
