Film

The Conversation

Name: The Conversation
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Released: 1974
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford

1974 · 113 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

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

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.