| The Conversation | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Written by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Produced by | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | David Shire |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.6 million |
| Box office | $4.9 million[1] |
The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir[2] mystery thriller film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr, and Robert Duvall. Hackman portrays a surveillance expert who faces a moral dilemma when his recordings reveal a potential murder.
The Conversation premiered at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film, the festival's highest prize, and was released theatrically on April 7, 1974, by Paramount Pictures to critical acclaim. It made $4.4 million during its original release, and after several re-releases, its total rose to $4.8 million on a $1.6 million budget. The film received three nominations at the 47th Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Sound.
In 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]
- ^ "The Conversation (1974)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "'The Conversation': Francis Ford Coppola's Paranoia-Ridden Tale of Surveillance, Guilt and Isolation". Cinephilia & Beyond. October 2, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved June 6, 2020.