The Conversation
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business. He can record any conversation between two people anywhere. So far, three people are dead because of him.
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Country
Production
Budget
$1 600 000
Box office
$4 452 007
Director
Actors
Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr, Harrison Ford, Mark Wheeler
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
David Shire
Artist
Audition
Jennifer Shull
Editing
Richard Chew
Whole Team (32)
Whole Team (32)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Due to creative differences, cinematographer Haskell Wexler left the film.
- In 1995, the film was included in the National Film Registry.
- The film's screenplay was written as early as 1966, and the success of 'The Godfather' (1972) allowed Coppola to bring it to life. The director noted that Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Blow-Up' served as a source of inspiration for him when creating the film.
- The blue 'Mercedes' in which Cindy Williams' character sits belonged to Coppola. The car was the subject of a dispute with Paramount Pictures bosses about whether 'The Godfather' would reach a certain milestone in box office receipts. After the film became a hit, Coppola and George Lucas went to choose a car, telling the seller that he could send the bill to Paramount.
- Bernie Moran was supposed to play Timothy Carey. He dropped out of the project, and filming did not begin until he was replaced by Allen Garfield.
- The mime on Union Square was played by Robert Shields, who was actually a mime and performed specifically on Union Square.
- Martin Stett was supposed to be a minor character in the film, but Harrison Ford's performance captivated the director so much that he expanded the role.
- Due to creative differences, cinematographer Haskell Wexler left the film and was replaced by Bill Butler.
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