The Conversation (1974)
Overview
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,794,457.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 32.783 |
Directed By
Francis Ford Coppola
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
David Shire
Richard Chew
Jennifer Shull
Dean Tavoularis
Doug von Koss
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Clark L. Paylow
Ted Moehnke
Buddy Joe Hooker
Walter Murch
Bill Butler
Haskell Wexler
Wayne Fitzgerald
Francis Ford Coppola
Fred Roos
Mona Skager
Nathan Boxer
Michael Evje
Art Rochester
Howard Beals
Pete Horner
Charles Myers
Ted Moehnke
Walter Murch
Joe Dunnigan
Doug Finn
Ralph Gerling
James Glennon
Thomas Laughridge
Keith Mason
Julie Zale
Alex Tavoularis
Nancy Hopton
Mona Houghton
TOP CAST
Gene Hackman
Harry Caul
John Cazale
Stan
Allen Garfield
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Frederic Forrest
Mark
Cindy Williams
Ann
Michael Higgins
Paul
Elizabeth MacRae
Meredith
Teri Garr
Amy Fredericks
Harrison Ford
Martin Stett
Mark Wheeler
Receptionist
Robert Shields
The Mime
Phoebe Alexander
Lurleen
Ramon Bieri
Man at Party (uncredited)
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Boy in Church (uncredited)
Robert Duvall
The Director (uncredited)
Richard Hackman
Confessional Priest / Security Guard (uncredited)
Billy Dee Williams
Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
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