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  • It traces Serge's psychological and moral growth from youth to early adulthood in four c-themed sections: "Caul," adolescence and youth at the estate; "Chute," a wartime spell where, at 19, Serge flies as an observer over enemy lines during World War I; "Crash," a decadent postwar spell in London involving drugs and sexual mouse - hunting; and "Call," a dramatic coda set in Cairo and Alexandria, where Serge, working for the Empire Wireless Chain, descends into the chamber of an archaeological dig and comes face to face with death.

    The Fear of a Failure to Communicate 2010

  • Francis Ford Coppola directed this wonderful little mystery thriller about an electronic surveillance expert named Harry Caul (played with subtle dignity by Gene Hackman) who uncovers a secret during the course of what seems to be a routine surveillance job.

    Whatever happened to simple “story” films? « Third Point of Singularity 2009

  • Still, like Caul and Lazaner, we will fight when the time comes.

    Dust and Blood Ricardo Federico 2011

  • On Bartmae's right were Caul and Lazaner, captains of the other two companies huddled outside in the rain.

    Dust and Blood Ricardo Federico 2011

  • “The sooner we're out of this place, the better,” Caul said.

    Dust and Blood Ricardo Federico 2011

  • Hired by corporate director Martin Stett (Harrison Ford) to monitor the conversation of a young couple (Cindy Williams and Frederic Forrest), Caul is troubled by the fragments of talk he illicitly captures on tape and begins obsessively piecing them together, suspecting a murder is in the works.

    The Hard-Won Legacy of Gene Hackman 2010

  • Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) is an invader of privacy.

    Top 10 Voyeuristic Films » Scene-Stealers 2008

  • Hired by corporate director Martin Stett (Harrison Ford) to monitor the conversation of a young couple (Cindy Williams and Frederic Forrest), Caul is troubled by the fragments of talk he illicitly captures on tape and begins obsessively piecing them together, suspecting a murder is in the works.

    John Farr: The Hard-Won Legacy of Gene Hackman 2010

  • Robert Duvall gave an uncredited performance as The Director, the mysterious figure who commissions surveillance specialist Harry Caul (Gene Hackman) to record his wife and her lover (Cindy William and Frederic Forrest) in Francis Ford Copolla's masterpiece of intrigue and paranoia.

    'Get Low' Rides High on Great Acting 2010

  • Caul, an obssessively private man, begins to worry that his latest targets might end up murdered by the Director.

    Threat Level's 10 Favorite Paranoid Films Ryan Singel Wired.com Staff 2009

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