“
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business. He can record any conversation between two people anywhere. So far, three people are dead because of him.
”
—Official tagline
The Conversation is a 1974 American psychological/political thriller film written, produced, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Teri Garr and Robert Duvall.
In the film, a religious surveillance expert is tasked with recording the conversation between a couple in a busy San Francisco square. As he cleans up the recording however, he hears a line that indicates the two are targeted by a potential murderer, and he races to save them from the same fate as one of his former target who turned up dead.
Victims[]
Prior to the Film[]
- Harry's Father's Friend - Died from an unknown cause.
- Unnamed Accountant - Shaved and decapitated by an unknown killer under the orders of an unknown executive.
- Unnamed Accountant's Wife - Shaved and decapitated by an unknown killer under the orders of an unknown executive.
- Unnamed Accountant's Child - Shaved and decapitated by an unknown killer under the orders of an unknown executive.
- 50 Unnamed Homeless People - Succumbed to hypothermia due to a shortage of newspaper.
- Total - 54
During the Film[]
- The Director - Suffocated with a plastic sheet and beaten by Ann and Mark with an unknown amount of assistance from Martin Stett.
- Total - 1
Victims[]
- Total - 55
- 51 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 3 Male
- 1 Female
Kill Counts[]
- Ann - 1 (Alive)
- Mark - 1 (Alive)
- Martin Stett - 1 (Alive)
Notes[]
- It is unknown how much Stett was involved with the murder of the director, but through dialogue it indicates that he did indeed aid in the murder to some extent.