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The Conversation

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

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.5/10
2,017 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

8

Wins

📋

12

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations
Nominated
Best Picture
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Sound
🌟

Golden Globe Awards

📋 4 nominations
Nominated
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Director
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Best Screenplay
🎭

BAFTA Awards

🏆 2 wins📋 2 nominations
Won
Best Editing
Best Sound
Nominated
Best Direction
Best Actor in a Leading Role
🌴

Cannes Film Festival

🏆 1 win
Won
Palme d'Or
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 5 wins📋 1 nomination
Won
National Board of Review for Best Director
National Board of Review for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics for Best Director
National Board of Review for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Nominated
Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.6M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$4.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$3.2M

ROI: +200%

Budget Recovery300% of budget
$0|Budget: $1.6M|Revenue: $4.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

82.0K

Daily Avg

1.4K

7-Day Trend

-5%
30 days agoToday
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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco
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Story Setting

Set In
San Francisco
Time Period
1970s

Themes & Subjects

#privacy#guilt#responsibility#paranoia#socialalienation#coldwar#power

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Haskell WexlerBill Butler

Film Editing

Richard Chew

Music / Score

David Shire

Production Design

Dean Tavoularis

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesAmerican Zoetrope

Distributors

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Conversation

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United States of AmericaPG
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United Kingdom12
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Canada
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AustraliaM
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India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG
United Kingdom12
AustraliaM
Germany16
FranceTP
Argentina+13
BelgiumAL
Brazil14

+13 more countries

Production

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Writer

Francis Ford Coppola

Production Companies

The Directors CompanyThe Coppola Company

Cast

Gene Hackman photo

Gene Hackman

Harry Caul

John Cazale photo

John Cazale

Stan

Allen Garfield photo

Allen Garfield

William P. 'Bernie' Moran

Frederic Forrest photo

Frederic Forrest

Mark

Cindy Williams photo

Cindy Williams

Ann

Michael Higgins photo

Michael Higgins

Paul

Elizabeth MacRae photo

Elizabeth MacRae

Meredith

Teri Garr photo

Teri Garr

Amy Fredericks

Harrison Ford photo

Harrison Ford

Martin Stett

No Image

Mark Wheeler

Receptionist

Robert Shields photo

Robert Shields

The Mime

No Image

Phoebe Alexander

Lurleen

Tags & Keywords

isolationshadowingsan francisco, californiatechnologyspyaudio tapeparanoiawiretapsaxophoneconspiracymoralitytragic eventsurveillancecynicalwiretapping

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