Genre: psychological drama
With: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Release: 1974
Studio: Directors Company, American Zoetrope, Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
MBiS score: 8.3/10
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Story-line: Harry Caul, an electronic surveillance expert, struggles with his conscience when he learns of a murder plot in the course of his business.
Pluses: masterful direction, a mood of cold suspicion, disturbing images and a solid cast. As an aside, be on the lookout for a very young Harrison Ford.
Minuses: none really.
Comments: a gem from the 70s, Hollywood’s last great era, and a cryptic, nightmarish film.
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