THE CONVERSATION

In light of the recent passing of the legendary Gene Hackman, we join the world in honouring his incredible career and contributions to cinema. As a tribute to his remarkable talent, we are pleased to offer one of Hackman’s finest performances in the newly restored 50th Anniversary 4K edition of THE CONVERSATION, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Sound surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired to track a young couple, taping their conversation as they walk through San Francisco’s crowded Union Square. Knowing full well how technology can invade privacy, Harry obsessively keeps to himself, separating business from his personal life, even refusing to discuss what he does or where he lives with his girlfriend Amy. Harry’s work starts to trouble him, however, as he comes to believe that the conversation he pieced together reveals a plot by the mysterious corporate “Director” who hired him to murder the couple. After he allows himself to be seduced by a call girl who then steals the tapes, Harry is all the more convinced that a killing will occur, and he can no longer separate his job from his conscience.