The Conversation

The Conversation

113 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | April 7, 1974

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. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.

The Conversation

113 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | April 7, 1974

The Conversation
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. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers The Coppola Company, The Directors Company
Original title The Conversation
Directors Nancy Hopton, Charles Myers, Francis Ford Coppola
Writers Francis Ford Coppola

Cast

Gene Hackman

as Harry Caul

John Cazale

as Stan

Allen Garfield

as William P. 'Bernie' Moran

Michael Higgins

as Paul

Elizabeth MacRae

as Meredith

Teri Garr

as Amy Fredericks

Harrison Ford

as Martin Stett

Mark Wheeler

as Receptionist

Robert Shields

as The Mime

Phoebe Alexander

as Lurleen

Ramon Bieri

as Man at Party (uncredited)

Gian-Carlo Coppola

as Boy in Church (uncredited)

Robert Duvall

as The Director (uncredited)

Richard Hackman

as Confessional Priest / Security Guard (uncredited)