The Conversation(1974)
Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Movie: The Conversation
Top 10 Billed Cast
Harry Caul
Stan
William P. 'Bernie' Moran
Mark
Ann
Paul
Meredith
Amy Fredericks
Martin Stett
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