USA,
1974, 113 min
Directed by:
Francis Ford CoppolaScreenplay:
Francis Ford CoppolaComposer:
David ShireCast:
Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr, Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Michael Higgins (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is an expert surveillance man in San Francisco. His routine wiretapping job turns into a nightmare when he hears something disturbing in his recording of a couple; he may have captured something a lot more important than adulterous goings-on. His investigation of the tape and how it might be used sends Harry spiraling into a web of secrecy, murder and paranoia. It symbolises the uneasy line between technology and privacy - a topic more relevant than ever today. (Universal Pictures AU)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1975 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1975 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1975 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1975 - Best Editing
- 1975 - Best Soundtrack
- 1975 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director)
- 1975 - Gene Hackman (Best Leading Actor)
- 1975 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1975 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1975 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Director)
- 1975 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Screenplay)
- 1975 - Gene Hackman (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1974 - Gene Hackman (Best Actor)
- 1974 - Francis Ford Coppola (Best Screenplay)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1974 - Francis Ford Coppola (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))