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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
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Id: 10449901
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.
the only thing better than the movies are the Murch and Coppola commentaries
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)
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)
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)
One of the most amazingly photographed films I've ever seen. It's no surprise to learn that Coppola was thinking about Antonioni when he made this movie. For me this movie confirms that in the 70s Coppola was probably the best filmmaker anywhere.
So brilliantly shot & conceived, with more shocks than I remembered. Cast is brilliant. Yet, it still doesn't hit me as hard as Coppola's other 1970s films. Maybe it's just the deliberate pace (though I wouldn't change a frame).
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.
