The 1970s were unarguably the golden years of the venerable auteurFrancis Ford Coppola.
Titles likeThe Godfather, its 1974 sequel, andThe Great Gatsbycount amonghis most notable worksfrom that time.
Released in between the twoGodfatherfilms,The Conversation’s success was overshadowed by the latter’s global influence.
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The Conversationis centered on the character Harry Caul, played byGene Hackman.
He is a surveillance expert who specializes in wiretapping services.
When he decides to investigate his suspicions, Caul becomes entangled in a web of secrecy.
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The Conversationpremiered at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival and won Coppola the prestigious Palme Dor.
The film presented a subtle examination of the potential dangers of technology as it concerns our privacy.
Also featured is an original cassette tape of the film’s score performed byDavid Shire.
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
The physical media will be available for purchase this December.
