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Made between The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), and in part an homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's art-movie classic Blow-Up (1966), The Conversation was a return to small-scale art films for Francis Ford Coppola. Sound surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired to track a young couple (Cindy .. Read more

Starring	Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams
Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- An inner rather than outer-directed film about the threat of electronic surveillance, conceived well before the... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  - 5
  My Favourite Film.... Ever!!!
  
  This has to be my favourite film, I'll tell you why...
  
  1. Gene Hackman is in it and he's the don. I think this has to be his best role. ... read more »
  
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  - Gonzo Soul
  - The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge
  - 06 May 2004 at 10:50
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  Probably best avoided.
  
  Classic Hackman? maybe. Classic Film?.....most certainly not.
  
  There are 1,000s of 70's and 80's films which are worth a watch (more than this... read more »
  
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- - BlurayDave
  - 10 reviews
  - Shropshire
  - 25 Mar 2012 at 23:38
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  Worth a watch
  
  I quite enjoyed it despite some inconsistencies in Gene Hackman's character and some implausibilities within the plot. The story line had a good twist.read more »
  
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  - 07 Feb 2012 at 14:07
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  rubbish film
  
  Am sure Gene will recall this rubbish too. I like Genes films but I must say this is the worse I have seen of him. The coat looked like a sheet made from ... read more »
  
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- - Hothenzy
  - 7 reviews
  - 01 Feb 2012 at 21:40
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  - 4
  Boooorrringgg Insomnia cure
  
  Bloody hell, what a load of old tosh !!!!! blah blahblah Agree or disagree? Write your own review. Best sleep I've had in ages.
  
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- - glennyboy
  - 43 reviews
  - Peterhead
  - 06 Dec 2011 at 20:19
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  - 3
  Slow and pointless
  
  A film to avoid. Absolute rubbish. Slow beyond belief and as for the plot well is there one. Don't waste your money.
  
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  - 17 Nov 2011 at 07:50
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  - 4
  A BERNARD MATTHEW'S "WHOPPER"
  
  This travesty purporting to be 'entertainent' has to be the biggest 'turkey' since the advent of talking pictures, No rhyme or reason behind the... read more »
  
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- - Burnhamite
  - 272 reviews
  - BURNHAM
  - 04 Nov 2011 at 09:20
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  Arty rubbish
  
  I like Gene Hackman. I like Harrison Ford. Coppola's 'The Godfather' is one of the greatest movies of all time.
  
  'The Conversation'... read more »
  
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- - santaclaws
  - 79 reviews
  - Wales
  - 02 Sep 2011 at 15:49
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  His job is to watch, listen, nothing more....
  
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  The Conversation is a taut thriller, set in the covert world of spies and espionage. It is a well-crafted film by Frances Ford Coppola, starring Gene Hackman as... read more »
  
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  - 12 Apr 2011 at 22:13
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  Slow but interesting
  
  This is an interesting plot and the intro shots are superb at building up the interest and suspence. Well worth watcvhing.
  
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  - Huddersfield
  - 08 Jul 2009 at 12:43
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  Expertly crafted
  
  What do you get if you put together Francis Ford Coppola and Gene Hackman at the height of there powers? The Conversation. Expertly shot, acted, directed and ... read more »
  
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- - Robbiedjude
  - 86 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 22 Apr 2009 at 23:24
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- - 40
  - 5
  My Favourite Film.... Ever!!!
  
  This has to be my favourite film, I'll tell you why...
  
  1. Gene Hackman is in it and he's the don. I think this has to be his best role. ... read more »
  
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  - Gonzo Soul
  - The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge
  - 06 May 2004 at 10:50
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  Best film of the 70s?
  
  Long before he started making films about Robin Williams as a boy-child, Francis Ford Coppola directed intelligent works like The Conversation. Ostensibly ... read more »
  
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- - Ben1975
  - Merseyside
  - 19 Feb 2004 at 23:59
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  What was that all ...
  
  What was that all about?
  
  The only reason i kept watching it was to see if it got any better. I thought with having Gene Hackman in it would be okay... read more »
  
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- - michelle#44
  - MILLHOUSE GREEN
  - 02 Apr 2004 at 16:33
- - 7
  - 0
  Gene Hackman at his best
  
  This is yet another film in which Gene Hackman shows off his acting genius. Give this movie a chance and I think you will not be disappointed. I would have to ... read more »
  
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- - johnnynaecash
  - lothian
  - 21 Feb 2004 at 16:00
- - 6
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  Classic Cinema
  
  This film is not really suited for the low attention span of the modern audience. This is an audience who thinks that films like 'Gladiator' and '... read more »
  
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  - Harry Caul
  - 12 May 2005 at 10:28
- - 5
  - 1
  You never know who's listening ...
  
  Just what was about Coppola in the 70s? Everything he touched turned to gold. Not only was every film he directed in that decade a classic (The Godfather I&... read more »
  
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- - Noel Clay
  - Colchester, England
  - 06 Dec 2004 at 18:58
- - 5
  - 2
  This is one of the ...
  
  This is one of the finist films of the seventies. Sandwiched between his epics The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, this is a real lost classic. It's a film ... read more »
  
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- - OverThereByTheTV
  - 19 reviews
  - WALTON ON THAMES
  - 12 Dec 2003 at 11:00
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  The Conversation
  
  What was all that about??!!....I tried twice to get into this film and after an hour of waiting it just lost my attention and i gave up on it which is not ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Gager
  - Pontefract, England
  - 28 Apr 2005 at 10:48
- - 4
  - 2
  Farce
  
  When I rented this film I didn't have high hopes for it due to its age, but some of the more positive reviews tempted me to add it to my list. Anyway as ... read more »
  
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- - Wezzles
  - Northampton, England
  - 02 Feb 2005 at 16:25
- - 3
  - 0
  Enough to send you to sleep
  
  This film is VERY dated, very slow to get going...if it ever does...after 45 minutes of waiting for something to happen or something interesting to be said or ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Devon, England
  - 22 Apr 2005 at 19:52

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  Gene Hackman stars in THE CONVERSATION as Harry Caul, a surveillance expert whose job is taping the lives and conversations of others. With the character of Caul, director Francis Ford Coppola has created a complex role for which Hackman is perfect--a man in complete control on the outside but ...

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  Made between The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), and in part an homage to Michelangelo Antonioni's art-movie classic Blow-Up (1966), The Conversation was a return to small-scale art films for Francis Ford Coppola. Sound surveillance expert Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired to ...