The Conversation
“Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.”
1974•PG•1h 55m•7.5•Released
CrimeDramaMystery
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Writer
Francis Ford Coppola
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
The Directors Company
Cast
Gene Hackman
Harry Caul
John Cazale
Stan
Allen Garfield
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Frederic Forrest
Mark
Cindy Williams
Ann
Michael Higgins
Paul
Elizabeth MacRae
Meredith
Teri Garr
Amy Fredericks
Harrison Ford
Martin Stett
Mark Wheeler
Receptionist
Robert Shields
The Mime
Phoebe Alexander
Lurleen
Ramon Bieri
Man at Party (uncredited)
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Boy in Church (uncredited)
Robert Duvall
The Director (uncredited)
Production
Company
The Directors Company
Company
The Coppola Company
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
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