The Conversation Movie Review 1974

Freelance surveillance expert Harry Caul (Hackman) is becoming increasingly uneasy about his current job for a powerful businessman (Duvall). He and assistant Stan (Cazale) are watching a young couple (Williams, Forrest) when Harry begins to suspect that they are murder targets. Powerful statement about privacy, responsibility and guilt. One of the best movies of the '70s.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Ethics & Morals, Civil Rights, Producers: Coppola/American Zoetrope, Scams, Stings & Cons, San Francisco

Screenplay

Francis Ford Coppola

Cast

Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest, Allen (Goorwitz) Garfield, Cindy Williams, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth McRae, Harrison Ford

Cinematography

Bill Butler

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Music

David Shire

Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Awards

Cannes 1974: Film; Natl. Bd. of Review 1974: Actor (Hackman), Director (Coppola), Natl. Film Reg. 1995;; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1974: Director (Coppola).