Cinematic background from The Conversation 1974 - Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulting tape, trying to determine if the couple is in danger.
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on a chair playing a saxophone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman in a trench coat standing on a hill; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of men and women standing in a room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A car parked in front of a building on a rainy day; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A large neon sign on the side of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman are talking to a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two men standing at a reception desk in an office building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman in a yellow dress holding a red lipstick in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man standing on the train tracks; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – People are standing in a church with candles lit; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard and mustache wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with glasses is sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two people walking down a set of stairs in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An empty room with a television on the wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting at a table in front of a laptop; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An old woman in a car with a bunch of people in the back seat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two people dance in an empty room with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two men standing next to each other in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An older man with a mustache wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman in a green dress holding a cup in her hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person walking in a large room with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard and glasses sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman looking into each others eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – People are walking around a park in the middle of a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person holding a hair dryer; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard is playing a saxophone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman in a green dress standing next to a fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A room filled with lots of furniture and large windows; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing next to each other holding microphones; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on a chair holding a saxophone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a beard and glasses sitting on a bus; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A group of people standing on the side of the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An aerial view of a crowd of people walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman standing in the fog holding a cell phone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with glasses is looking at his cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman sitting on a chair in front of a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man is giving a speech at a podium; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man walking down a street near a building that has been demolished; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing a suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An older man wearing a suit and tie while sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman in a green dress holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing a suit and tie; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of an object; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man standing in a living room next to a chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman in a black and white shirt is in a elevator; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A painting of a city with a body of water in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A woman sitting next to a man in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting on top of a bench holding a bag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting in a chair next to a window with a black dog; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man is taking a picture of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An old movie projector in a dark room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a suit and tie wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting in front of an old machine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a suit and tie looking at a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man standing in front of a window looking out at a city; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man with a mustache wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – An older man and woman sitting at a dinner table; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a suit and tie wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man working in a workshop on a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man in a purple suit standing next to a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man standing in front of a machine in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A man sitting at a desk in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Conversation” (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Two businessmen looking out of a skyscraper window; Medium shot, Low angle