Harry Caul is an invader of privacy. The best in the business.
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
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- Bleak ending
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Character
Earnest, grave, contemplative and meticulous.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Gene HackmanHarry Caul
- John CazaleStan
- Allen GarfieldWilliam P. 'Bernie' Moran
- Frederic ForrestMark
- Cindy WilliamsAnn
- Michael HigginsPaul
- Elizabeth MacRaeMeredith
- Teri GarrAmy Fredericks
- Harrison FordMartin Stett
- Mark WheelerReceptionist
Crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaDirector
- Francis Ford CoppolaWriter
- Wilmer ButlerDirector of Photography
- Haskell WexlerDirector of Photography
- David ShireOriginal Music Composer
- Richard ChewEditor
- Francis Ford CoppolaProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Heavenly Creatures 199479% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Our Mother's House 196778% alikeBoth grave, earnest.
Rosemary's Baby 196878% alikeBoth earnest, grave, bleak.
The Crowd 192877% alikeBoth earnest, grave, contemplative.
The Secret History 199276% alikeBook · Both grave, earnest, bleak.
Never Let Me Go 200573% alikeBook · Both earnest, grave, contemplative.
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