16
1974    1 Std., 53 Min.Krimi, Drama
7.794%89%7.5
Harry Caul ist Privatdetektiv, spezialisiert auf Abhöraktionen aller Art. Sein letzter Auftrag war nur Routine: Mit zwei Kollegen und ultrasensiblen, selbst konstruierten Peilmikrophonen nahm er einen Dialog auf, den Ann und Mark in der Mittagspause beim Spaziergang durch den Park in dem Glauben halten, völlig unbeobachtet zu sein. Auftraggeber ist der Chef der beiden. Caul gelingt es, jedes Wort aufzunehmen. Als er dem Direktor das Band übergeben will, ist allerdings nur dessen Assistent Martin Stett anwesend – Caul besteht allerdings auf einer persönlichen Übergabe. Der Dialog der beiden Personen geht ihm nicht mehr aus dem Kopf, obwohl er nicht weiß, worum es geht. Aber er hat eine Angst: Vor Jahren wurden drei Personen nach einem erfolgreichen Abhörmanöver ermordet. Caul fürchtet, dies könne auch in diesem Fall passieren und wird von Alpträumen geplagt …
Regie Francis Ford Coppola
  • Gene HackmanHarry Caul
  • John CazaleStan
  • Allen GarfieldWilliam P. 'Bernie' Moran
  • Frederic ForrestMark
  • Cindy WilliamsAnn
  • Michael HigginsPaul
  • Elizabeth MacRaeMeredith
  • Teri GarrAmy Fredericks
  • Harrison FordMartin Stett
  • Mark WheelerReceptionist
  • Robert ShieldsThe Mime
  • Phoebe AlexanderLurleen
  • Ramon BieriMan at Party (uncredited)
  • Gian-Carlo CoppolaBoy in Church (uncredited)
  • Robert DuvallThe Director (uncredited)
  • Richard HackmanConfessional Priest / Security Guard (uncredited)
  • Billy Dee WilliamsMan in Yellow Hat (uncredited)
  • Francis Ford CoppolaRegie / Autor / Produzent
  • Fred RoosCo-Produzent
  • Mona SkagerProduktionspartner
  • Buster The Bear20. Oktober 2025
    Are you too paranoid? Or not paranoid enough? Do you hear the faint hum of the electronic devices in your room? If you're not listening to the conversation, then who is?
  • Mister Arn5. Mai 2026
    “The Conversation” moves slowly, and if you’re not paying attention, it can feel like it’s dragging. It’s built around paranoia and context. You hear the same conversation, but you don’t really know what it means at first. As more information comes in, the meaning shifts, and that’s exactly what happens to the main character. Gene Hackman is strong here. He plays a closed-off, paranoid man who starts to question the consequences of his work. He makes his living from it, but as the outcome becomes clearer, it begins to weigh on him, and he tries to take control of something that’s already slipping. If you give it your attention and let it unfold, it delivers. If you don’t, it can feel slow and like it never quite gets there.
  • gosso855. September 2025
    This film was interesting and I battled with the rating. At the end of the day it’s a classic everyone should experience. I was quite interested in the 70’s tech over everything else but Gene is great, felt it was a tad bit long but still a classic.
  • Kit Lazer7. März 2025
    Great movie but hearing the seem to Severance threw me off.
  • stuhannaford26. Mai 2025
    Whilst an interesting character analysis of the parallels of conversing and conversation, observation and observed, expert and novice, the story is incredibly thin. It’s difficult to imagine the film succeeding without Hackman, and even then, there are painfully long sequences, that are, dare I say it, boring. Perhaps it’s to give the feeling of the tedium of surveillance itself, but it’s a long, hard watch and listen.
  • Subash Ramone9. Juni 2025
    It's a good movie but not the kind that you will watch again. The ending is interesting. Makes viewers discuss whether it was a good or bad ending.
  • Charles London28. Februar 2025
    One of Gene Hackman's best, although sadly lesser-known films. From 1974, this intense examination of ethics in the use of technology resonates even more today.
  • mhantzea25. Januar 2025
    Not that exciting

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