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The Conversation

1974 • PG • 1h 53m • Drama, Mystery, Thriller • Paramount Pictures

Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.

🍅 94% 89% MC 88 LB 4.15 IMDb 7.7

The Conversation Box Office

Domestic Total
$4.8M
All releases
Worldwide Total
$4.8M
$52K international
Budget$1.6M
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Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Cast & Crew

Directed byFrancis Ford Coppola
ScreenplayFrancis Ford Coppola
Produced byFrancis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos
CinematographyBill Butler
Music byDavid Shire
StarringGene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest
StudioParamount Pictures

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