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The Conversation

1974·1h 53m·PG
DramaMysteryThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
136,135 votes
Metascore
88
Metacritic

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

The Conversation is a 1974 drama mystery movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 136,135 votes and runs 1h 53m.

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Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Stars
Gene Hackman
John Cazale
Frederic Forrest
Allen Garfield
Creators
Francis Ford Coppola
Details
1974-04-12
113 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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