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The Conversation

The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Gene Hackman as surveillance expert Harry Caul who faces a moral dilemma when his recordings reveal a potential murder. Supporting cast members include John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, and Frederic Forrest.…

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Box office
$4.9 million
Budget
$1.6 million
Cinematography
Bill Butler · Haskell Wexler (uncredited)
Country
United States
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures

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Production

Reception

Enemy of the State

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The Conversation

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples137
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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The Conversation

Top relations

related to Bibliography · 29
The Conversation → April, Archived, Art, Austin, Berliner, Bloomsbury Publishing, Critical Introduction, Editing Film, Film, Google Books, Hollywood Incoherent, ISBN, Laurence King Publishing, London, Maria, Michael, Narration, OCLC, Ondaatje, Pramaggiore
related to Production · 27
The Conversation → Bill Butler, Butler, Caul, Coppola, Cuckoo's Nest, DVD, February, Hackman, Hackman's, Harry Caul, Haskell Wexler, Miloš Forman, Murch, November, One Flew Over, Oscar-nominated, Principal, Severe, The, The Godfather
related to External links · 16
The Conversation → AFI Catalog, America's Film Legacy, Black, Box Office MojoThe Conversation, Daniel Eagan, Feature FilmsThe Conversation, IMDbThe Conversation, ISBN, Landmark Movies, MetacriticThe Conversation, National Film Registry, National Film RegistryThe Conversation, Peter Keough, Rotten TomatoesThe Conversation, TCM Movie Database, The Authoritative Guide-to
related to Enemy of the State · 14
The Conversation → According, Also, Caul, Caul's, Edward Lyle, Enemy, Gene Hackman, Hackman's, Kim Newman, Lyle, NSA, San Francisco's Union Square, State, The Conversation's
related to Accolades · 11
The Conversation → Academy Awards, Best Film, Cannes Film Festival, Coppola's, It, National Board, Or, Palme, Review Award, The, The Godfather Part II
related to Critical response · 11
The Conversation → Caul, Ebert, Francis Ford Coppola, Great Movies, Hackman's, In, On Metacritic, Roger Ebert's, Rotten Tomatoes, The, This
related to Score · 7
The Conversation → CD, David Shire, Intrada Records, On, Shire, The, The Conversation's
Starring · 5
The Conversation → Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Gene Hackman, John Cazale
Cinematography · 2
The Conversation → Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler (uncredited)
Edited by · 2
The Conversation → Richard Chew, Walter Murch

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film harry coppola conversation caul surveillance also ford hackman role director recording made 1974 score time gene williams american caul's

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The ConversationBox office$4.9 million1.00infobox
The ConversationBudget$1.6 million1.00infobox
The ConversationCinematographyBill Butler1.00infobox
The ConversationCinematographyHaskell Wexler (uncredited)1.00infobox
The ConversationCountryUnited States1.00infobox
The ConversationDirected byFrancis Ford Coppola1.00infobox
The ConversationDistributed byParamount Pictures1.00infobox
The ConversationEdited byWalter Murch1.00infobox
The ConversationEdited byRichard Chew1.00infobox
The ConversationLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The ConversationMusic byDavid Shire1.00infobox
The ConversationProduced byFrancis Ford Coppola Fred Roos1.00infobox
The ConversationProduction companyThe Directors Company1.00infobox
The ConversationRelease dateApril 7, 1974 (1974-04-07)1.00infobox
The ConversationRunning time113 minutes1.00infobox
The ConversationStarringGene Hackman1.00infobox
The ConversationStarringJohn Cazale1.00infobox
The ConversationStarringAllen Garfield1.00infobox
The ConversationStarringCindy Williams1.00infobox
The ConversationStarringFrederic Forrest1.00infobox
The ConversationWritten byFrancis Ford Coppola1.00infobox
The Conversationis a1974 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written0.90text

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