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The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir [1] mystery thriller film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr, and Robert Duvall.
Apr 12, 1974 · The Conversation: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest. A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide (Harrison Ford) to tail a young couple, Mark (Frederic Forrest) and Ann...
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Feb 4, 2001 · Harry Caul is a microcosm of America at that time: not a bad man, trying to do his job, haunted by a guilty conscience, feeling tarnished by his work. The movie works on that moral level, and also as a taut, intelligent thriller.
Harry Caul is a surveillance expert who can bug people at anytime and anywhere. Living in a isolated world, his business is his work. One day, he records a young couple, having a conversation in a park in San Francisco.
The movie is a thriller with a shocking twist at the end, but it is also a character study. Hackman plays a craftsman who has perfected his skill at the expense of all other human qualities; he lives in paranoia in a triple-locked apartment, and is terrified when it turns out his landlady has a key.
The Conversation. A professional eavesdropper's conscience interferes with his job when he fears that he may be acting as an accomplice to murder. 1,596 IMDb 7.7 1 h 53 min 1974. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Compelling · Mysterious. Available to rent or buy.
In San Francisco, renowned surveillance expert Harry Caul and his recording engineers, Stan and Paul, tape the conversation of Mark and Ann as they walk through busy Union Square. Their circuitous route and the noisy public space complicate the assignment, and Harry must use three simultaneous tapes, each of which captures only a portion of the ...
Apr 8, 2024 · Francis Ford Coppola's Palme d'Or-winning film 'The Conversation' is turning 50. It's time to revisit the classic.
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.
