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The Conversation

Movie · 1974 · 109 min

A slow-burning, paranoid character study that immerses you in one man's obsessive guilt and isolation, building to a haunting, ambiguous climax.

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1974 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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Movie
Year
1974
Runtime
109 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • morality
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, crime, mystery, thriller, psychological thriller
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Written by
Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, John Cazale, Billy Dee Williams, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams
Music
David Shire
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler, Bill Butler
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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