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Synopsis: Harry Caul is a devout Catholic and a lover of jazz music who plays his saxophone while listening to his jazz records. He is a San Francisco-based electronic surveillance expert who owns and operates his own small surveillance business. He is renowned within the profession as being the best, one who designs and constructs his own surveillance equipment. He is an intensely private and solitary man in both his personal and professional life, which especially irks Stan, his business associate who often feels shut out of what is happening with their work. This privacy, which includes not letting anyone into his apartment and always telephoning his clients from pay phones is, in part, intended to control what happens around him. His and Stan's latest job (a difficult one) is to record the private discussion of a young couple meeting in crowded and noisy Union Square. The arrangement with his client, known only to him as "the director", is to provide the audio recording of the discussion and
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 14 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
PG
Year:
1974
113 min
2,752 Views


on Surveillance and The Law.

Wait a minute.

Listen to this.

Where the hell is it?

"Also attending

will be William P. Moran...

of Detroit, Michigan."

Since when did William P. Moran

of Detroit, Michigan...

become pre-eminent in the field?

Oh, he's very big there.

You want some coffee?

He's the guy

that told Chrysler...

that Cadillac was

getting rid of its fins.

It was a while ago...

but it was a big thing

at the time.

December 2nd, 1 p.m.

Shopping bag...

unit "A".

December 2nd, 1 p.m.

Parabolic, unit "B".

December 2nd, 1 p.m.

City of Paris, unit "C".

# Wake up #

# Wake up, you sleepyhead #

# Da da da da da da #

What do you think?

I don't know what I'm going

to get him for Christmas yet.

He's already got everything.

He doesn't need

anything any more.

Well...

I haven't decided

what I'm going...

to get you yet.

...get him for Christmas yet.

He's already got everything.

He doesn't need

anything any more.

Well, I haven't decided

what I'm going to get you yet.

Well, you better start looking.

Well, what about me?

You'll see.

Whoo! A lot of fun you are.

You're supposed to tease me...

give me hints...

make me guess, you know.

Does it bother you?

What?

Walking around

in circles.

Oh, look. That's terrible.

He's not hurting anyone.

Neither are we.

Oh, God.

Every time I see one

of those old guys, I...

Every time I see one

of those old guys...

I always think

the same thing.

What do you think?

I always think he was once

somebody's baby boy.

No, really, I do.

I think he was once

somebody's baby boy...

and he had

a mother and a father...

who loved him...

and now there he is...

half dead on a park bench...

and where are his

mother or his father...

all his uncles now?

Anyway, that's what

I always think.

I always think how, when

they had the newspaper strike...

more of those old guys died.

to death in one night.

Good afternoon.

May I help you?

Yes. Extension 746, please.

One moment, please.

Director's office.

Uh, yes, this is Mr Caul.

I have the material.

I'm calling

for an appointment.

I'm sorry.

The director has already

left for the day.

We'll call you back

tomorrow morning.

May I have

your telephone number, please?

I'm at a payphone...

and I don't have

a home telephone.

Hold on one moment, please.

Mr Caul?

Yes?

Is that payment in full?

Whatever was arranged.

Thank you very much.

I'll be there.

Harry?

Hello, Amy.

I didn't think you were coming.

I brought some wine, um...

someone gave me

as a birthday present.

I didn't know

it was your birthday.

You want some?

Yeah.

I do.

How old are you, Harry?

Sweet.

Does something special

happen between us...

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Francis Ford Coppola

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