"A  fascinating film, in which Hackman delivers his best performance to date. " - R.H. Gardner, Baltimore Sun

Lonely wiretapping expert and devout Catholic Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is hired to record a seemingly innocuous conversation in San Francisco's Union Square between two lovers. Upon re-hearing the tapes, however, Caul believes he may be putting the couple in danger if he turns the material over to his client (Robert Duvall). But what one hears can ultimately turn out to be quite different from what was actually recorded.

"One of the great paranoia films of the 1970s in the era of Watergate." - Tynan Yanaga, Film Inquiry

"A superior movie, a dynamic social document, and an exemplary public service. In every way, a Kilimanjaro among motion pictures." - Rex Reed, New York Daily News