Top billed cast

1. 

   Gene Hackman

   Harry Caul

2. 

   John Cazale

   Stan

3. 

   Allen Garfield

   William P. 'Bernie' Moran

4. 

   Frederic Forrest

   Mark

5. 

   Cindy Williams

   Ann

6. 

   Michael Higgins

   Paul

7. 

   Elizabeth MacRae

   Meredith

8. 

   Teri Garr

   Amy Fredericks

9. 

   Harrison Ford

   Martin Stett

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-27

Gene Hackman is superb here as "Harry" - a super-efficient surveillance expert who discovers in the line of duty that a couple he is monitoring might well be about to be murdered. It becomes clear that the couple - Cindy Williams & Frederic Forrest are having an affair but that is just the tip of the conspiratorial iceberg in this tautly scripted/directed effort from Francis Ford Coppola. It's a slow burn, at times it certainly does drag, but the subtleties with which the cat and mouse swap places, alongside some great supporting roles from John Cazale and Harrison Ford make it quite an enthra...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,600,000.00

Revenue
$4,794,457.00

Keywords

• isolation
• shadowing
• san francisco, california
• technology
• spy
• audio tape
• paranoia
• wiretap
• saxophone
• conspiracy
• morality
• tragic event
• surveillance
• cynical
• wiretapping
• voyeurism
• ethics
• psychological