The crown jewel of new DVD offerings is Paramount's disc of Francis Ford Coppola's haunting 1974 drama, "The Conversation".
Nominated for three Oscars, including best picture--it lost to Coppola's "The Godfather Part II"--this mesmerizing, compelling character study stars Gene Hackman as a legendary surveillance expert in San Francisco who finds himself getting too involved in a case. The strong, colorful supporting cast includes the late John Cazale (best known as Fredo in the first two "Godfather" movies), Allen Garfield, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest and Robert Duvall. "The Conversation" also boasts an evocative piano score from David Shire, who was then Coppola's brother-in-law.
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