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The Conversation (1974)

PG ★ 7.5/10 114 min Crime, Drama, Mystery United States English
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Francis Ford Coppola
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Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.

Description

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Trailer

Top Cast

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman Harry Caul
John Cazale
John Cazale Stan
Allen Garfield
Allen Garfield William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest Mark
Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams Ann
Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins Paul
Elizabeth MacRae
Elizabeth MacRae Meredith
Teri Garr
Teri Garr Amy Fredericks

The Conversation Appears on 21 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Palme d'Or Winners
Cannes Film Festival #57

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #423
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #547
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #517
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #129

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #33
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #83
Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s
Rolling Stone #10
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #15
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #141
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #314

Filmmaker Curation

Abel Ferrara's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #39
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #507
Movies Amy Seimetz Has Said She Likes
Letterboxd #21
Steven Soderbergh's Favorite Movies
The Film Stage #05

Fun Lists

Top Of The Lists Most Quoted Films Ranked
LaCinetek #33

Genre Curation

100 Essential Thrillers by BFI
British Film Institute #55
The 13 Best Movies About Why You Shouldnt Trust the Government
The Atlantic #06

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1970-1979 Films
Letterboxd #56
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #71
Showdown Vagabond
Letterboxd Showdown #18

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