| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) sound, color; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround sound Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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laser optical NTSC |
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video file Blu-ray video A rda |
| Note |
Requires Blu-ray player. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. |
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Release date: Oct. 25, 2011. |
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Special features include: audio commentary with Francis Ford Coppola, with editor Walter Murch ; Never-before seen: interview with Francis Ford Coppola and composer David Shire, "Harry Caul's San Francisco" featurette, archival screen tests, archival audio of Francis Ford Coppola dictating the original script, discussion with Francis Ford Coppola about this early films exercise, "No Cigar" ; "Close-up on The Conversation" featurette ; archival on-set interview with Gene Hackman. |
| Credits |
Editor, Richard Chew ; music, David Shire ; director of photography, Bill Butler. |
| Cast |
Allen Garfield, Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest. |
| Summary |
Provoking mystery/thriller starring Gene Hackman as Harry Caul, an expert surveillance man. A routine wiretapping job turns into a nightmare when Harry hears something disturbing in his recording of a young couple in a park. His investigation of the tape and how it might be used sends Harry spiraling into a web of secrecy, murder, and paranoia. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco. A harrowing psychological thriller that symbolizes the uneasy line where technology and privacy cross. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: rated PG. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray format ; region A ; dts-HD Master Audio ; 1080P High Definition, widescreen presentation, 16x9, 1.78:1. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English SDH and Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Electronic surveillance -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Murder -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Electronic surveillance. |
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Murder. |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Garfield, Allen, 1939- actor.
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Hackman, Gene, actor.
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Ford, Harrison, 1942- actor.
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Cazale, John, 1936-1978, actor.
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Forrest, Frederic, actor.
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Chew, Richard, 1940- actor.
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Shire, David, actor.
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Butler, Bill, 1931- actor.
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Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- screenwriter, producer, director.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Directors Company.
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Francis Ford Coppola's the conversation |
| Standard No. |
031398144885 |
| Music No. |
31422 |
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