The Conversation (1974)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Cinematography by Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler
PG113 min61 frames
CrimeDramaMystery
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.
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What is The Conversation about?
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
The Conversation is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Gene Hackman as surveillance expert Harry Caul who faces a moral dilemma when his recordings reveal a potential murder. Supporting cast members include John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, and Frederic Forrest. Harrison Ford and Teri Garr appear in credited roles, and Robert Duvall in an uncredited role. Mackenzie Phillips, who had just worked for Coppola on American Graffiti along with Williams and Ford, had a supporting role as Harry Caul's niece that was dropped during the film's editing stage. Likewise, Abe Vigoda's role as Caul's lawyer also ended up on the cutting room floor.
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What does the cinematography of The Conversation look like?
Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of The Conversation leans on medium shots (46% of the sample) and wide compositions (26%). Cinematographer Bill Butler keeps 56% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 43% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1970s.
What is the color palette of The Conversation?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Conversation (1974) are #32302d, #52504d, #11110f, #938f8c, #d4d1cc, #8f8876 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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