18
1974    1h 53minCrimen, Drama
7.794%89%7.5
Harry Paul, un detective cuyo prestigio como especialista en vigilancia y en sistemas de seguridad es reconocido por sus colegas en todo el país, recibe el encargo por parte de un magnate de investigar a su joven esposa. Deberá escuchar sus conversaciones con un empleado del marido, del que ella parece estar enamorada. La misión, para un experto de su categoría, resulta a primera vista inexplicable, ya que la pareja no ofrece ningún interés fuera de lo corriente. Sin embargo, cuando Harry da por finalizado su trabajo, advierte que algo extraño se oculta tras la banalidad que ha estado investigando, ya que su cliente se niega a identificarse, utilizando siempre intermediarios.
Directed by 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 CoppolaDirector / Escritor / Productor
  • Fred RoosCoproductor
  • Mona SkagerAsistente de producción
  • Mister Arn5 de mayo de 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.
  • Buster The Bear20 de octubre de 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?
  • gosso855 de septiembre de 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 de marzo de 2025
    Great movie but hearing the seem to Severance threw me off.
  • stuhannaford26 de mayo de 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 de junio de 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 de febrero de 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 de enero de 2025
    Not that exciting

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