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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.

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Year

Genre

crime, drama, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

The Directors Company,The Coppola Company

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 13 nominations.

Homepage

https://www.zoetrope.com/american-zoetrope/the.conversation

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Harry Caul

Stan

Bernie Moran

Mark

Frederic Forrest

Ann

Paul

Michael Higgins

Meredith

Elizabeth MacRae

Amy

Martin Stett

Receptionist

The Mime

Lurleen

Phoebe Alexander

Man at Party

Boy in Church

Gian-Carlo Coppola

TV Anchor

The Director

Confessional Priest / Security Guard

Richard Hackman

Salesman

Salesman at Surveillance Convention

Hotel Desk Clerk

Ronald Kirk Stake

Businessman

Man in Yellow Hat

Billy Dee Williams

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Mark Harry Caul Martin Stett Ann Stan Amy Meredith Bernie Moran

I want to go over to my place
and start, you know, getting it on, - The Conversation

I want to go over to my place and start, you know, getting i...

Well, what about me? - The Conversation

Well, what about me?

What have we here - The Conversation

What have we here

I got burned, Harry. - The Conversation

I got burned, Harry.

Yeah She looked at me - The Conversation

Yeah She looked at me

Listen, Paul, I'll call you in a couple of days
if I need you again, okay? - The Conversation

Listen, Paul, I'll call you in a couple of days if I ne...

Who's interested in these two anyway - The Conversation

Who's interested in these two anyway

Sometimes it's nice to know what they're talking about - The Conversation

Sometimes it's nice to know what they're talking...

Hello, Mr. Caul. - The Conversation

Hello, Mr. Caul.

Happy birthday, Harry. - The Conversation

Happy birthday, Harry.

December 2nd, 1:00 p.m.
Shopping bag, Unit A. - The Conversation

December 2nd, 1:00 p.m. Shopping bag, Unit A.

December 2nd, 1:00 p.m.
City of Paris, Unit C. - The Conversation

December 2nd, 1:00 p.m. City of Paris, Unit C.

What do you think? - The Conversation

What do you think?

I want to go over to my place and start - The Conversation

I want to go over to my place and start

Does it bother you - The Conversation

Does it bother you

Oh, God. - The Conversation

- Mr. Caul?
- Yes? - The Conversation

- Mr. Caul? - Yes?

- Harry?
- Hello, Amy. - The Conversation

- Harry? - Hello, Amy.

I brought some wine - The Conversation

I brought some wine

Does something special happen between us on your birthday - The Conversation

Does something special happen between us on your birthday

You know I know A woman can always tell - The Conversation

You know I know A woman can always tell

Sometimes I even think
you're listening to me - The Conversation

Sometimes I even think you're listening to me

Why are you singing that? - The Conversation

Why are you singing that?

What's the matter? - The Conversation

What's the matter?

Where do you work Harry - The Conversation

Where do you work Harry

Why are you asking me all these questions? - The Conversation

Why are you asking me all these questions?

Why are you asking me all these questions - The Conversation

Why are you asking me all these questions

Your rent is due. - The Conversation

Your rent is due.

You never used to ask a lot of questions. - The Conversation

You never used to ask a lot of questions.

- I have a package for the director.
- All right. I'll take it. - The Conversation

- I have a package for the director. - All right. I'll ...

There are some nice Christmas cookies
there I made. You want one? - The Conversation

There are some nice Christmas cookies there I made. You want...

- What do you see?
- Oh, not much. - The Conversation

- What do you see? - Oh, not much.

Now, look,
don't get involved in this, Mr. Caul. - The Conversation

Now, look, don't get involved in this, Mr. Caul.

Well, what about me? - The Conversation

Well, what about me?

Who started this conversation anyhow - The Conversation

Who started this conversation anyhow

Who started this conversation anyhow? - The Conversation

Who started this conversation anyhow?

Do you think we can do this - The Conversation

Do you think we can do this

What a STUPID conversation - The Conversation

What a STUPID conversation

Well I'm getting fed up - The Conversation

Well I'm getting fed up

Jesus - The Conversation

It wouldn't hurt if you filled me in a little bit - The Conversation

It wouldn't hurt if you filled me in a little bit

If there's one sure fire rule that I have learned in this business is - The Conversation

If there's one sure fire rule that I have learned in...

I think he's been recording my telephone. - The Conversation

I think he's been recording my telephone.

I love you. - The Conversation

He'd kill us if he got the chance - The Conversation

He'd kill us if he got the chance

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. - The Conversation

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

These are my sins. - The Conversation

These are my sins.

Have deliberately taken pleasure in impure thoughts - The Conversation

Have deliberately taken pleasure in impure thoughts

He's a nice guy for a cop - The Conversation

He's a nice guy for a cop

This is not helping crime. - The Conversation

This is not helping crime.

Ladies and gentlemen - The Conversation

Ladies and gentlemen

It's a good item - The Conversation

It's a good item

Say how about that pastry in the yellow She come across - The Conversation

Say how about that pastry in the yellow She come across

I'm sorry, but you have reached
a disconnected number. - The Conversation

I'm sorry, but you have reached a disconnected number.

Information. - The Conversation

What are you doing here - The Conversation

What are you doing here

Millard, make them stop. - The Conversation

Millard, make them stop.

Headquarters 111,
I'm driving east on Lombard. - The Conversation

Headquarters 111, I'm driving east on Lombard.

You cheated! - The Conversation

You know I was rereading - The Conversation

You know I was rereading

I know you heard this a thousand times Harry but let me say it again - The Conversation

I know you heard this a thousand times Harry but let me say...

In fact when I was a little baby - The Conversation

In fact when I was a little baby

When are you gonna get a new scrambler Harry - The Conversation

When are you gonna get a new scrambler Harry

I used to live in New York - The Conversation

I used to live in New York

I don't know - The Conversation

We'll be listening to you - The Conversation

We'll be listening to you

Here's to you. - The Conversation

Something is on your mind.
I wish you'd tell me. - The Conversation

Something is on your mind. I wish you'd tell me.

I wish that you'd feel that you could talk to me - The Conversation

I wish that you'd feel that you could talk to me

Would you... - The Conversation

Well you never really knew when he was going to come to see you - The Conversation

Well you never really knew when he was going to come to see...

Well, how would I know?
How would I know that he loved me? - The Conversation

Well, how would I know? How would I know that he loved me?

Hey, Harry! - The Conversation

You know something Harry - The Conversation

You know something Harry

I don't know It must've been an expensive show - The Conversation

I don't know It must've been an expensive show

That's very nice Harry What did you use - The Conversation

That's very nice Harry What did you use

Listen did you hear about the fag wire tapper - The Conversation

Listen did you hear about the fag wire tapper

That's terrific The bugger got bugged huh - The Conversation

That's terrific The bugger got bugged huh

Hey Millard Know what these things cost Harry - The Conversation

Hey Millard Know what these things cost Harry

What do you think? - The Conversation

What do you think?

Harry, are you going to
give me a hard time tonight? Harry! - The Conversation

Harry, are you going to give me a hard time tonight? Harry!

Something Forget it Harry It's only a trick - The Conversation

Something Forget it Harry It's only a trick

Oh God Oh God - The Conversation

Every time I see one of those old guys - The Conversation

Every time I see one of those old guys

Listen. Listen. My name is Harry Caul. - The Conversation

Listen. Listen. My name is Harry Caul.

He'll kill you if he gets a chance - The Conversation

He'll kill you if he gets a chance

Meredith? - The Conversation

How did you get this phone number - The Conversation

How did you get this phone number

I can't stand it - The Conversation

I can't stand it

Your money's on the table - The Conversation

Your money's on the table

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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.

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Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Writer: Francis Ford Coppola

Production: The Directors Company,The Coppola Company

Genre: crime, drama, mystery

Year: 1974

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 12 Apr 1974

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 13 nominations.

Homepage: https://www.zoetrope.com/american-zoetrope/the.conversation

Also watch: Rumble Fish, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Rosemary's Baby, Dog Day Afternoon, The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, Spartan, Lisa and the Devil, The Terror, Still Life, Life Stinks, Diary of a Chambermaid, The Cassandra Crossing, A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, Tetro, Long Weekend