The Conversation
“Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.”
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
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Cast
17 people
Gene Hackman
Harry Caul
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
John Cazale
Stan
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Dog Day Afternoon
Allen Garfield
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Known for
Beverly Hills Cop II
The Ninth Gate
Frederic Forrest
Mark
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Falling Down
Cindy Williams
Ann
Known for
American Graffiti
Laverne & Shirley
Michael Higgins
Paul
Known for
Angel Heart
Wanda
Elizabeth MacRae
Meredith
Known for
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Teri Garr
Amy Fredericks
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dumb and Dumber
Harrison Ford
Martin Stett
Known for
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Mark Wheeler
Receptionist
Known for
Backdraft
Robert Shields
The Mime
Also in
The Sonny and Cher Show
Wonder Woman
Phoebe Alexander
Lurleen
Also in
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Francis Ford Coppola Director · David Shire Composer Wilmer Butler Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.8M · Budget $1.6M · United States release April 7, 1974
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$4,794,457
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
The Directors Company
Production
The Coppola Company
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 7, 1974
Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
September 26, 1974 · Theatrical
Australia
July 19, 1974 · Theatrical
August 15, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 26, 2024 · Theatrical · 50th Anniversary
Belgium
January 3, 1975 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 17, 1974 · Theatrical
Canada
April 12, 1974 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 3, 2007 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
February 15, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Denmark
August 30, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
January 24, 1975 · Theatrical
France
May 22, 1974 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 5, 1974 · Theatrical
October 25, 2000 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 6, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
September 12, 1974 · Theatrical · West Germany
March 26, 1976 · Theatrical · East Germany
Greece
January 24, 1975 · Theatrical
November 10, 2017 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
July 17, 1975 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 25, 1975 · Theatrical
Italy
September 26, 1974 · Theatrical
June 27, 2024 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato
Japan
November 23, 1974 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 25, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
August 1, 1974 · Theatrical
September 17, 2009 · Physical · DVD
October 24, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 19, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
New Zealand
November 13, 1974 · Theatrical
July 2, 2024 · Physical
Poland
February 27, 1975 · Premiere · Warsaw Konfrontacje
June 16, 1975 · Theatrical
July 5, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
Portugal
November 12, 1975 · Theatrical
March 23, 1983 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 8, 2014 · Premiere · Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
Russia
May 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 12, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Spain
December 21, 1974 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 1974 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 22, 1983 · TV
United Arab Emirates
October 3, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
July 11, 1974 · Theatrical · London
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 5, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
July 15, 2024 · Digital · 4K Restoration
July 15, 2024 · Physical · 4K Collector’s Edition
Uruguay
October 13, 1975 · Theatrical
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