Variety
A major artistic asset to the film -- besides script, direction and the top performances -- is supervising editor Walter Murch's sound collage and re-recording.
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The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola's classic, paranoid suspense film - winner of the 1974 Palme d'Or. Gene Hackman plays Harry Caul, a professional surveillance man engaged by the shadowy chief of an unnamed corporation to listen in on the conversation between a man and woman. Caul obsseses over the tapes and becomes convinced the couple's lives are in danger, even as he slides into paranoia.
1974Rating: M, Low level violence113 minsUSA
DramaThrillerClassic
- Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola ('The Godfather', 'Apocalypse Now')
- Writer:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Gene HackmanJohn CazaleAllan GarfieldFrederic ForrestCindy WilliamsHarrison FordElizabeth MacRaeRobert Duvall
The Conversation | Awards
Winner of the Palme d'Or and Prze of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention) at Cannes 1974. Best Editing and Soundtrack at the 1975 BAFTA Awards.
The Conversation | Reviews
97%66 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Empire Magazine
A fantastic reminder of why 70s Hollywood is so often the benchmark for modern moviedom to aspire to.
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The Conversation is now playing in 2 cinemas in Australia.