This article is about the 1974 film. For other uses, see Conversation (disambiguation).
The Conversation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by
Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by
Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
Gene Hackman
John Cazale
Allen Garfield
Cindy Williams
Frederic Forrest
Cinematography
Bill Butler
Edited by
Walter Murch
Richard Chew
Music by
David Shire
Production company
The Directors Company
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
April 7, 1974 (1974-04-07)
Running time
113 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1.6 million
Box office
$4.4 million
The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir[1] 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 Palme d'Or, the festival's highest prize, and was released theatrically on April 7, 1974, by Paramount Pictures to critical acclaim but box office disappointment, grossing $4.4 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".[2]
^"'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.
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