The Conversation
Drama. An intensely private man lives by invading other people's privacy. He is known as one of the best, if not the best, surveillance men in the business, but his mistake is becoming involved with the current objects of his surveillance, a young man and woman, who seem to be in great danger. In listening over and over again to the tapes he has made of their conversation, he becomes convinced that he must help them before it is too late, a lesson he has learned from a previous job which ended in great tragedy for the people being observed.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Harry Caul Gene Hackman
- Stan John Cazale
- Bernie Moran Allen Garfield
- Mark Frederic Forrest
- Ann Cindy Williams
- Paul Michael Higgins
- Meredith Elizabeth Macrae
- Amy Fredericks Teri Garr
- Martin Stett Harrison Ford
- receptionist Mark Wheeler
- the mime Robert Shields
- Lurleen Phoebe Alexander
- [the director] Robert Duvall
- [boy leaving confessional] Gio Coppola
- [confessional priest/bodyguard] Richard Hackman
- [1st salesman at convention] Al Nalbandian
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- Assistant Director Charles Myers
- Script Supervisor Nancy Hopton
Production
- © Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Presented by Directors Company
- Production Company Coppola Company
- Produced by Francis Ford Coppola
- Co-producer Fred Roos
- Associate Producer Mona Skager
- Production Manager Clark L. Paylow
- Administrative Assistant Randy Carter
- Administrative Assistant Mona Houghton
- Location Co-ordinator Alex Tavoularis
- Production Secretary Pat Smith
Casting
- Casting Jennifer Shull
Writing
- Written by Francis Ford Coppola
Photography
- Director of Photography Bill Butler
- [Director of Photography] Haskell Wexler
- Camera Operator Ralph Gerling
- Assistant Cameraman James Glennon
- Gaffer Joe Dunnigan
- Gaffer Doug Finn
- Key Grip Keith Mason
Editing
- Supervising Editor Walter Murch
- Editor Richard Chew
- Assistant Editor Julie Zale
Design
- Production Designer Dean Tavoularis
- Set Decoration Doug Von Koss
- Property Master Ted Moehnke
Costumes
- Costumer Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Titles
- Title by Wayne Fitzgerald
Music
- Music David Shire
Sound
- Production Recording Art Rochester
- Production Recording Nathan Boxer
- Production Recording Michael Evje
- Sound Montage/Re-recording Walter Murch
Consultant
- Technical Adviser Hal Lipset
- Technical Adviser Leo Jones
- Technical Adviser James Bloom
