The Conversation
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+ | '''''The Conversation''''' is a 1974 American [[psychological thriller film]] written, produced and directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] and starring [[Gene Hackman]] with supporting roles by [[John Cazale]], [[Allen Garfield]], [[Cindy Williams]], [[Frederic Forrest]], [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Robert Duvall]]. | ||
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+ | ''The Conversation'' won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[1974 Cannes Film Festival]], and in 1995, it was selected for preservation in the [[United States National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". | ||
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+ | Originally, [[Paramount Pictures]] distributed the film worldwide. Paramount retains American rights to this day but international rights are now held by [[Miramax Films]] and [[StudioCanal]] in conjunction with [[American Zoetrope]]. | ||
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+ | ''The Conversation'' was nominated for three [[47th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] in 1974. It lost [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] to ''[[The Godfather Part II]]'', another Francis Ford Coppola film. | ||
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+ | * [[List of films featuring surveillance]] | ||
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The Conversation is a 1974 American psychological thriller film written, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman with supporting roles by John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford and Robert Duvall.
The Conversation won the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, and in 1995, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Originally, Paramount Pictures distributed the film worldwide. Paramount retains American rights to this day but international rights are now held by Miramax Films and StudioCanal in conjunction with American Zoetrope.
The Conversation was nominated for three Academy Awards in 1974. It lost Best Picture to The Godfather Part II, another Francis Ford Coppola film.
See also