“A fantastic reminder of why 70s Hollywood is so often the benchmark for modern moviedom to aspire to.”
As chosen by TPFC members as part of the TPFC 10th Anniversary Celebrations!
Gene Hackman gives one of his greatest performances as lonely surveillance expert Harry Caul - a man whose life slowly begins to come apart as he becomes convinced that the targets for his latest assignment are going to be murdered. As well as featuring Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest, The Conversation also co-stars the late, great John Cazale - who only ever made five films*, each an absolute classic. Filmed between The Godfather and The Godfather II, what may have been a “palette cleanser” for Coppola is a small-scale gem of 70s New Hollywood for the rest of us.
* The Godfathers parts I and II, The Conversation, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter. Obvz.
