The Conversation [Blu-ray]
Francis Ford Coppola’s provoking mystery/thriller stars Gene Hackman as Harry Caul, an expert surveillance man. A routine wiretapping job turns into a nightmare when Harry hears something disturbing in his recording of a young couple in a park. His investigation of the tape and how it might be used sends Harry spiraling into a web of secrecy, murder and paranoia. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco, THE CONVERSATION is a harrowing psychological thriller that costars Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest and Harrison Ford and symbolizes the uneasy line where technology and privacy cross
Product Features
- Region A/1
- Multiple Formats, AC-3, Blu-ray, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- 113 minutes
- PG
- English & English, Spanish Subtitles
The Conversation Even in a banner year for the company- Paramount had more than a normal share of box-office winners, and dominated the 1974 Academy Award lists with a record 38 nominations- The Conversation stood out as an extraordinary achievement. It was a fascinatingly original drama about an expert in bugging devices who investigates a murder plot and ends as a victim of his own obsession with overhearing others; he becomes convinced that surveillance is being turned on him, and paranoia takes over. The…
The film was very good at almost every level including the music Movie 1 of 1974 and 12 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime.I actually don’t have a lot to say. The film was very good at almost every level including the music. I would say that perhaps some of the dialogue was clever while contrived at the same time. I like the effect of having the main character cherish his privacy while monitoring the private lives of others. This gives the audience a sense of experience of having privacy invaded while also giving the character a past,…