Metrograph

Suffused in sorrow and creeping paranoia, Coppola’s Palme d’Or-winning follow-up to The Godfather stars Gene Hackman as Harry Caul, a solitary, guilt-gnawed San Francisco surveillance expert drawn into a murder mystery when one of his for-hire gigs has him eavesdropping on a tête-à-tête with particularly sinister implications. A deliciously downbeat existential thriller made by a leading man and director at the peak of their respective powers, featuring innovative, immersive sound design by the prodigiously gifted Walter Murch and a supporting cast that includes Teri Garr, John Cazale, Frederic Forrest, and the youngest Harrison Ford you’ve ever seen.

Distributor: Rialto Pictures