Principal cast
Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest and Cindy Williams
Film 377 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Conversation
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.
About the film
The Conversation at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1974 film at stop 377 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Key craft credits
Haskell Wexler (director of photography), Wilmer Butler (director of photography), Richard Chew (editor), David Shire (original music composer) and Dean Tavoularis (production design)
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Release
- 1974-04-12
- Runtime
- 115 minutes
- Genres
- Crime, Drama and Mystery
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 51 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 51 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
51 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Gene HackmanCharacter: Harry Caul
- John CazaleCharacter: Stan
- Allen GarfieldCharacter: William P. 'Bernie' Moran
- Frederic ForrestCharacter: Mark
- Cindy WilliamsCharacter: Ann
- Michael HigginsCharacter: Paul
- Elizabeth MacRaeCharacter: Meredith
- Teri GarrCharacter: Amy Fredericks
- Harrison FordCharacter: Martin Stett
- Mark WheelerCharacter: Receptionist
- Robert ShieldsCharacter: The Mime
- Phoebe AlexanderCharacter: Lurleen
Full crew
Full crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaCredits: Director, Producer, Writer
- David ShireCredits: Original Music Composer
- Richard ChewCredits: Editor
- Jennifer ShullCredits: Casting
- Dean TavoularisCredits: Production Design
- Doug von KossCredits: Set Decoration
- Aggie Guerard RodgersCredits: Costume Design
- Clark L. PaylowCredits: Production Manager
- Ted MoehnkeCredits: Creature Design, Property Master
- Buddy Joe HookerCredits: Stunts
- Walter MurchCredits: Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wilmer ButlerCredits: Director of Photography
- Haskell WexlerCredits: Director of Photography
- Wayne FitzgeraldCredits: Title Designer
- Fred RoosCredits: Co-Producer
- Mona SkagerCredits: Associate Producer
- Nathan BoxerCredits: Sound Recordist
- Michael EvjeCredits: Sound Recordist
- Art RochesterCredits: Sound Recordist
- Howard BealsCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Pete HornerCredits: Sound Editor
- Charles MyersCredits: Assistant Director
- Joe DunniganCredits: Gaffer
- Doug FinnCredits: Gaffer
- Ralph GerlingCredits: Camera Operator
- James GlennonCredits: Assistant Camera
- Thomas LaughridgeCredits: Camera Operator
- Keith MasonCredits: Key Grip
- Julie ZaleCredits: Assistant Editor
- Alex TavoularisCredits: Location Coordinator
- Nancy HoptonCredits: Script Supervisor
- Mona HoughtonCredits: Administrative Assistant
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