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1974

The Conversation

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Credits

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Producer

Francis Ford Coppola

Writer

Francis Ford Coppola

Cinematographers

Bill Butler , Haskell Wexler

Editor

Richard Chew

Production Design

Dean Tavoularis

Costume Design

Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Composer

David Shire

Casting

Jennifer Shull

Cast

Gene Hackman , John Cazale , Allen Garfield , Frederic Forrest , Cindy Williams , Michael Higgins , Elizabeth MacRae , Teri Garr , Harrison Ford , Mark Wheeler

Studios

The Directors Company , The Coppola Company

Genres

Drama Crime Mystery

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

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The Conversation (1974) movie poster
The Conversation (1974) movie poster
The Conversation (1974) movie poster
The Conversation (1974) movie poster
The Conversation (1974) movie poster

Awards

2 wins, 14 nominations
Won Film Editing The Conversation 1975
Won Soundtrack The Conversation 1975
Nom Best Picture The Conversation 1975
Nom Best Motion Picture - Drama Conversation, The 1975
Nom Best Original Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola The Conversation 1975
Nom Best Director Francis Ford Coppola 1975
Nom Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Gene Hackman 1975
Nom Best Actor The Conversation Gene Hackman 1975
Nom Best Original Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola 1975
Nom Best Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola 1975
Nom Best Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola The Conversation 1975
Nom Best Sound Mixing Walter Murch 1975
Nom Best Sound Mixing Art Rochester 1975
Nom Direction The Conversation 1975

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