Harry är proffs på avlyssning. Chefen på ett storföretag hyr honom för att avlyssna två anställda. När han spionerar på paret i en park uppfattar han att paret är utsatt för någon form av hot.
- Mister Arn5 maj 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.
- stuhannaford26 maj 2025Whilst 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.
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Avlyssningen was released on 12 april 1974.
Avlyssningen was directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Avlyssningen has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Avlyssningen was produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
Harry är proffs på avlyssning. Chefen på ett storföretag hyr honom för att avlyssna två anställda. När han spionerar på paret i en park uppfattar han att paret är utsatt för någon form av hot.
The key characters in Avlyssningen are Harry Caul (Gene Hackman), Stan (John Cazale), William P. 'Bernie' Moran (Allen Garfield).
Avlyssningen is rated 15.
Avlyssningen is a Kriminal, Drama, Mystik film.
Avlyssningen has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
Avlyssningen had a budget of 1,6 mn US$.
Avlyssningen has made 4,8 mn US$ at the box office.