The Conversation
“Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.”
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Studio
The Directors Company
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Conversation performed
Budget
$1.6M
Worldwide Gross
$4.8M
Gross Profit
$3.2M
Return
3.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$805K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Harry Caul
Gene Hackman
Harry Caul
Stan
John Cazale
Stan
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Allen Garfield
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Mark
Frederic Forrest
Mark
Ann
Cindy Williams
Ann
Paul
Michael Higgins
Paul
Meredith
Elizabeth MacRae
Meredith
Amy Fredericks
Teri Garr
Amy Fredericks
Martin Stett
Harrison Ford
Martin Stett
Receptionist
Mark Wheeler
Receptionist
The Mime
Robert Shields
The Mime
Lurleen
Phoebe Alexander
Lurleen
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