A provoking mystery-suspense drama explores the morality of privacy in the story of Harry Caul, a surveillance expert, who conducts a routine surveillance job only to later find himself suspicious that he has become an unwitting player in a murder scheme.

Title from opening frames. "The Directors Company presents"--At head of title. Widescreen format. Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Special features include: "Close-up on The conversation" featurette ; commentary by Francis Ford Coppola and Walter Murch ; DVD production credits.