The Conversation (1974)
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Gene Hackman as Harry Caul |
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John Cazale as Stan |
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Allen Garfield as William P. 'Bernie' Moran |
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Frederic Forrest as Mark |
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Cindy Williams as Ann |
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Michael Higgins as Paul |
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Elizabeth MacRae as Meredith |
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Teri Garr as Amy Fredericks |
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Harrison Ford as Martin Stett |
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Mark Wheeler as Receptionist |
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Robert Shields as The Mime |
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Phoebe Alexander as Lurleen |
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Ramon Bieri as Man at Party (uncredited) |
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Gian-Carlo Coppola as Boy in Church (uncredited) |
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Robert Duvall as The Director (uncredited) |
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Richard Hackman as Confessional Priest / Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Billy Dee Williams as Man in Yellow Hat (uncredited) |
| Art | Doug von Koss | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Francis Ford Coppola | Director |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Ted Moehnke | Creature Design |
| Sound | Walter Murch | Sound Designer |
| Sound | David Shire | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jennifer Shull | Casting |
| Art | Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Producer |
| Editing | Richard Chew | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Design |
| Production | Clark L. Paylow | Production Manager |
| Camera | Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Writing | Francis Ford Coppola | Writer |
| Sound | Howard Beals | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Fred Roos | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Art Rochester | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Mona Skager | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Nathan Boxer | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Pete Horner | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Evje | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Walter Murch | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Ted Moehnke | Property Master |
| Directing | Charles Myers | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Joe Dunnigan | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Camera | James Glennon | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Doug Finn | Gaffer |
| Editing | Julie Zale | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Keith Mason | Key Grip |
| Directing | Nancy Hopton | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Alex Tavoularis | Location Coordinator |
| Camera | Thomas Laughridge | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Mona Houghton | Administrative Assistant |