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The Conversation is a 1974 American thriller, drama, mystery, and crime film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The cast includes Harrison Ford, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, and Cindy Williams. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and American Zoetrope, with Bill Butler and Haskell Wexler serving as directors of photography. Richard Chew edited the film, David Shire composed the music, and Dean Tavoularis was the production designer. It is part of the New Hollywood movement and was filmed in San Francisco, which also serves as the narrative location.
The film has a runtime of 109 minutes according to Wikidata, 114 minutes per TMDb, and 113 minutes per IMDb. It received the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, the National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Director. Nominations included the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The film is recognized in the Palme Dor collection.
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7.5A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Harry Caul
- John Cazale as Stan
- Allen Garfield as William P. 'Bernie' Moran
- Frederic Forrest as Mark
- Cindy Williams as Ann
- Michael Higgins as Paul
Themes
- isolation
- shadowing
- san francisco, california
- technology
- spy
- audio tape
- paranoia
- wiretap
- saxophone
- conspiracy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Written by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Produced by
- Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos
- Starring
- Gene Hackman John Cazale Allen Garfield Cindy Williams Frederic Forrest
- Cinematography
- Bill Butler Haskell Wexler (uncredited)
- Edited by
- Walter Murch Richard Chew
- Music by
- David Shire
- Production company
- The Directors Company
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- April 7, 1974 ( 1974-04-07 )
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.6 million
- Box office
- $4.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Gene Hackman as surveillance expert Harry Caul who faces a moral dilemma when his recordings reveal a potential murder. Supporting cast members include John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, and Frederic Forrest. Harrison Ford and Teri Garr appear in credited roles, and Robert Duvall in an uncredited role. Mackenzie Phillips, who had just worked for Coppola on American Graffiti along with Williams and Ford, had a supporting role as Harry Caul's niece that was dropped during the film's editing stage. Likewise, Abe Vigoda's role as Caul's lawyer also ended up on the cutting room floor.
The Conversation premiered at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Palme d'Or, and was released theatrically on April 7, 1974, by Paramount Pictures to critical acclaim. It made $4.4 million during its original release, and after several re-releases, its total rose to $4.8 million on a $1.6 million budget. The film received three nominations at the 47th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Sound.
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