The Conversation

The Conversation

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The Conversation

Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams

A lone surveillance expert, with a meticulous devotion to his work and a policy of never getting personally involved in the jobs he's given, finds himself slowly drawn into an assignment that he start...( read more  read more... )s to detect has major ramifications. He then grapples with his code of non-intervention.

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  • September 30, 2009
    A classic, Hackman is great as Harry Caul and Coppola directs beautifully as always. A real 70's thriller I find hard to tire of.
  • May 20, 2009
    the only thing better than the movies are the Murch and Coppola commentaries
  • March 28, 2009
    This is a hard film to rate, it feels like the type of film which will be highly rated among big film buffs and yet, I found it painful to endure until about 15 minutes from the end, when in complete contrast the film becomes really enjoyable.

    I?m certainly interested to see w...( read more)hat others thought of it.
  • September 2, 2008
    The Conversation is one of those suspense films that does something rather rare. You see it once and then after that you want to see it a second time. In all honestly I have seen this film about 3 times this weekend and every time I always find something new that just adds to thi...( read more)s masterpiece. Everything from Coppola's direction to what is quite simply Gene Hackman's best work to the twist that will haunt you long after the experience makes this a must see. Why can't Francis Ford Coppola make movies like this one anymore?
  • July 26, 2008
    San francisco, California. where some of the greatest thrillers in film history have taken place, is the location of one of the most haunting and painstaking character studies in the genre. Gene Hackman is simply brilliant in his personification of a surveillance expert sunk by g...( read more)uilt, who gradually succumbs to the insidious and intricate scheme he is struggling to find out. Profoundly insightful and conspicuous.
  • November 22, 2009
    Slowly paced but very engrossing film. Well directed by Francis Ford Coppola, great performance by Gene Hackman. Very interesting story, good job by the supporting cast. Good character development.
  • November 4, 2009
    great intelligent thriller and character study film with even greater ending, without a slightest doubt this is one of the best ending ive seen recently.,
    gene hackman performance is a real quality.,
  • October 14, 2009
    I know this is supposed to be a classic, but I think this just shows how far movies have come along in recent years... I don't just mean effects, I mean the whole package including acting and scripts.
  • September 22, 2009
    Coppola's chilling and totally original masterpiece unfolds slowly in a perfect and adequate way. We really get to know the actual thoughts, emotional state and traumas of the main character. Gene Hackman is awesome. Nice cast and a solid storyline with a strong script make of th...( read more)is a classic thriller gem. Another masterpiece from Coppola. Deserves more credit for this film.

    88/100
  • September 6, 2009
    I didn't enjoy it a much as most critics who label it a classic film

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