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Release Date: |
December, 1974 |
| Studio: |
Paramount Pictures |
| Filming Locations: |
San Frasisco, California |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG |
| Running Time: |
113 minutes |
| Box Office: |
Domestic: $4,420,000
International: $4,367,402 |
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| Summary |
| Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is a nationally known expert on surveillance. The Director of a large company has hired him to record the conversations of two of the Director's employees. Some years previous, Harry's work directly led to the murder of three people, and now he has reason to fear that it will happen again. |
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| Awards/Nominations |
| Academy Award Nominations |
Best Picture
Sound
Original Screenplay
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| Tidbits |
- Was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1995
- Cameo: [Robert Duvall] the director who hires Harry Caul
- The part of Martin Stett was originally intended by Francis Ford Coppola to be a minor character but Ford's performance convinced Coppola to make it an integral part of the movie
- Coppola had written the outline in 1966 but couldn't get financing until The Godfather became a success
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| Studio: |
Paramoount Studios |
| Release Date: |
June 24, 2003 |
| Run Time: |
113 minutes |
| Production Company: |
Paramount |
| Package Type: |
Keep Case |
| Aspect Ratio(s): |
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1 |
| Discographic Information |
| Available Audio Tracks: |
English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
| Available subtitles: |
English |
| Edition Details |
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- Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola
- Commentary by supervising editor Walter Murch
- Theatrical trailer(s)
- Featurette Close-Up on the Conversation
- Widescreen anamorphic format
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| Composed by: |
David Shire |
| Release Date |
1974/2001 |
| Label: |
Intrada (Special Collection Vol.2) |
| Track Listing |
- Theme from The Conversation
- The End of the Day
- No More Questions / Phoning the Director
- Blues for Harry (Combo)
- To the Office / The Elevator
- Whatever Was Arranged
- The Confessional
- Amy's Theme
- Dream Sequence
- Plumbing Problem
- Harry Carried
- The Girl in the Limo
- Finale and End Credits
- Theme from The Conversation (Ensemble)
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