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The Conversation

Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.

7.5(2,140)19741h 55m12

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

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Status
Released
Budget
$1.6M
Box office
$4.8M
Language
English
  • isolation
  • shadowing
  • san francisco, california
  • technology
  • spy
  • audio tape
  • paranoia
  • wiretap
  • saxophone
  • conspiracy
  • morality
  • tragic event

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePGNew York City, New York7 Apr 1974
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalLondon11 Jul 1974
    • Theatrical12Re-release8 Mar 2002
    • Theatrical12ARe-release (4K Restoration)5 Jul 2024
    • Digital / OTT4K Restoration15 Jul 2024
    • Physical4K Collector’s Edition15 Jul 2024
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray3 Oct 2011
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM19 Jul 1974
    • TheatricalMRe-release15 Aug 2002
    • TheatricalM50th Anniversary26 Sept 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical12 Apr 1974
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1326 Sept 1974
  • BelgiumBE

    • TheatricalAL3 Jan 1975
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1417 Oct 1974
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival3 Jul 2007
    • PhysicalDVD & Blu-ray15 Feb 2012
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1530 Aug 1974
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1624 Jan 1975
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival22 May 1974
    • TheatricalTP5 Jun 1974
    • TheatricalTPRe-release25 Oct 2000
    • TheatricalTPRe-release6 Jan 2010

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The Conversation was released on 12 April 1974.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    5/2/2016

    10/10

    Unfortunately, it appears with every passing day that the great American paranoid political thrillers of the 60's and 70's, with its strongest work bookended by 'The Manchurian Candidate' (eerily foreseeing the JFK assassination) and 'All the President's Men' (placing a coda of closure on the Watergate scandal), simply haven't aged a day, and are as timely as ever in conceptualizing the palpable fear that ordinary ci…

  • T

    tensharpe

    1/26/2023

    8/10

    "The Conversation" is a tense thriller that explores how paranoia can take over all aspects of everyday life once something disturbing is discovered. Paid to eavesdrop on two people in a public place, Harry Caul ( Gene Hackman ) records the conversation and after some work produces a tape with clarity for his client. However Harry is riddled with guilt from a previous job that led to the people involved being hur…

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    CinemaSerf

    5/27/2023

    7/10

    Gene Hackman is superb here as "Harry" - a super-efficient surveillance expert who discovers in the line of duty that a couple he is monitoring might well be about to be murdered. It becomes clear that the couple - Cindy Williams & Frederic Forrest are having an affair but that is just the tip of the conspiratorial iceberg in this tautly scripted/directed effort from Francis Ford Coppola. It's a slow burn, at times i…

  • M

    Muypfbogbchidv

    7/31/2024

    8/10

    “The Conversation” is not what you’d expect - but, it must be said, is fantastic and nearly flawless in its own right. It is more similar to Antonioni’s “Blow” than DePalma’s, and a sense of eeriness flows throughout the work, bolstered by Gene Hackman’s solemn and brooding performance. The best thing about this movie though, is the shocking third act, which I wouldn’t dare spoil here. Overall, though the …

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