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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
2,757 Views


You heard them.

You know what I mean.

Someone may get hurt.

Mr Caul, be careful.

Well, what about me?

You'll see.

Whoo! A lot of fun you are.

# When the red, red robin #

# Goes bob, bob, bobbin' along #

# Along #

Who started

this conversation anyhow?

You did.

I did not.

Yes, you did.

You just don't remember it.

Pretend like

I just told you a joke.

Ha ha ha ha.

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 always think the same thing.

What do you think?

Yeah, what do you think?

I always think

that he was once some--

Hey, Harry, what do you say

we take a break?

We'll go to AI's Transbay.

I'll buy you a beer.

No. I want to finish this.

I thought you turned

those tapes in.

Stan, be quiet, will you?

Do you think we can do this?

I'm tired of drinking anyhow.

What a stupid conversation.

Stan, please.

I'm trying to work.

I'm tired of mostly everything.

Tired of me?

Tired of you... but not today.

What the hell they talking about,

for Christ's sakes?

Stanley, please,

I'm trying to get this done.

All right. Don't get excited.

Well, I'm getting fed up.

About what?

About your asking me questions

all day long.

Jesus.

Don't say that.

Well, for Christ's sakes!

Stan, don't say that

again, please.

Don't use that word in vain.

It bothers me.

What's the matter, Harry?

Your work's getting sloppy.

Later in the week,

Sunday maybe.

Sunday definitely.

We'd have a much better track...

if you'd paid more attention

to the recording...

and less to what

they were talking about.

Why do questions about

what's going on bother you?

I can't explain

the personal problems of my clients.

Jack Tar Hotel.

Room 773.

If you filled me in

once in a while...

Ever think of that?

It has nothing to do

with either of us.

It's curiosity,

goddam human nature.

Listen, if there's

one sure-fire rule...

I've learned

in this business is...

I don't know anything about

human nature or curiosity.

That's not part of what I do.

This is my business,

and when I'm...

I'll see you later.

I think he's been

recording my telephone.

I love you.

We're spending too much time

together here.

No. Let's stay

just a little longer.

I think he's been

recording my telephone.

He'd kill us

if he got the chance.

He'd kill us

if he got the chance.

Bless me, Father,

for I have sinned.

It's been three months

since my last confession.

I...

These are my sins.

I've taken

the Lord's name in vain...

on several occasions.

I...

On a number of occasions, I've

taken newspapers from the racks...

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Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. more…

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