What was the point of the movie the conversation?

What was the point of the movie the conversation?

The plot revolves around surveillance specialist, Harry Caul (Gene Hackman), hired to record a couple’s conversation. He faces a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple is having an affair and that handing his client (the woman’s jealous husband) the tape could lead to the two targets’ murders.

Is the conversation a true story?

Inspiration. The character of Harry Caul was inspired by surveillance technology expert Martin Kaiser, who also served as a technical consultant on the film.

What does the ending of the conversation mean?

At the end of the film, it is revealed that the people for whom he was doing the spying were in fact bugging his apartment. He tears it completely apart looking for the device. All that is left intact after his rampage is his saxophone.

Did Gene Hackman play the saxophone in the conversation?

Gene Hackman learned to play the saxophone especially for the film. As Harry refines and re-refines the recording, he interprets what he hears in different ways. In fact, the dialogue was recorded multiple times with different readings to get this effect.

Who steals the tapes in the conversation?

However, the assistant grabs the tapes and the two men struggle for them. Harry eventually takes possession of the tapes, but the assistant warns him, “Don’t get involved in this Mr. Caul, those tapes are dangerous.” Harry looks confused, and the assistant continues, “You heard them, you know what I mean.

Did Gene Hackman play the saxophone?

Where was the conversation shot?

San Francisco
Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation was made entirely around San Francisco, the city in which his American Zoetrope company is based (in the Sentinel Building, 916 Kearny Street in the North Beach neighbourhood).

Is Gene Hackman still acting?

Hackman retired from acting in 2004 when he was 74. Since then he has rarely given interviews and stays away from Hollywood life. But, the now 92-year-old has shared a little about his decision to stop acting and his life in recent years here and there.