The Conversation
First screened in May 2000; most recently screened in May 2012

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Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Fredric Forrest, Robert Duvall, Elizabeth MacRae, Harrison Ford, Michael Higgins, Teri Garr, Phoebe Alexander, Mark Wheeler, Robert Shields. Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola.

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Twitter Capsule: Four-faced pyramid of hypnotic formalism, era-specific paranoia, trenchant character study, and mercurial thriller

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Photo © 1974 Paramount Pictures/American Zoetrope

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Original Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola
	Best Sound: Walter Murch & Art Rochester
Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola
	Best Actor (Drama): Gene Hackman
	Best Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola
Other Awards:
	Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'or (Best Film)
	National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Hackman)
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Film Editing (Walter Murch & Richard Chew); Best Sound (Art Rochester, et al.)

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