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Conversation, The (1974)

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All Time

of 190,116

99

1970's

of 10,575

16

1974

of 3,417

3
Crime
- Crime All Time
  
  of 6,076
  
  18
  
  Crime of 1974
  
  of 57
  
  3
  
  Crime of the 1970's
  
  of 444
  
  6
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  64
  
  Drama of 1974
  
  of 195
  
  3
  
  Drama of the 1970's
  
  of 1,855
  
  11
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  11
  
  Mystery of 1974
  
  of 16
  
  2
  
  Mystery of the 1970's
  
  of 166
  
  2
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  26
  
  Thriller of 1974
  
  of 52
  
  2
  
  Thriller of the 1970's
  
  of 462
  
  7

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Conversation, The (1974) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.5006

Avg Critic Score:3.3683

Conversation, The (1974) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

As he is played by Gene Hackman in "The Conversation," an expert wiretapper named Harry Caul is one of the most affecting and tragic characters in the movies; he ranks with someone like Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" or the pathetic captives of the ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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A precious and unnerving thriller, one that never fails to offer some kind of Hitchcockian surprise, as the film is unpredictable throughout. ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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A unique film, enhanced further by a great sound track by Walter Murch. ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

His colleagues in the surveillance industry think Harry Caul is such a genius that we realize with a little shock how bad he is at his job. Here is a man who is paid to eavesdrop on a conversation in a public place. ...read the complete Conversation movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Friday and Saturday Night (--)

“Blow Up” is one of those direct masterpieces, about the very nature of film and photography, whose existence was inevitable. The movie asks: is the filmmaker’s duty to recreate reality or to impose his will upon an artificial reality? Is man...read the complete Conversation, The (1974) review at Friday and Saturday Night (--)

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Crazy for Cinema

One of the strangest and most compelling thrillers I've seen in a very long time. It's taken me a while to gather my thoughts about this piece, which gets under your skin like a parasite. Hackman proves why he's one of the best actors of his generation...read the complete Conversation, The (1974) review at Crazy for Cinema

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Senses of Cinema (Megan Ratner)

An often neglected aspect in discussions of America in the 1970s is the shift in corporate identity. No longer were businesses merely commercial entities - they began to be individualized. Brands and the corporations behind them started to take on...read the complete Conversation, The (1974) review at Senses of Cinema (Megan Ratner)

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