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title: "fuckyeahbehindthescenes:\n\nCoppola says he was shocked to learn that the film utilized \nthe very same surveillance and wire-tapping equipment that members of \nthe Nixon Administration used to spy on political opponents prior to the Watergate scandal.\n Coppola has said this is the reason the film gained part of the \nrecognition it has received, but that this is entirely coincidental. (x)The Conversation (1974)"
date: 2015-08-12 01:36:37 +00
tags: tumblr
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[fuckyeahbehindthescenes](http://fuckyeahbehindthescenes.tumblr.com/post/126438972616/coppola-says-he-was-shocked-to-learn-that-the-film):

> Coppola says he was shocked to learn that the film utilized the very same surveillance and wire-tapping equipment that members of the Nixon Administration used to spy on political opponents prior to the Watergate scandal. Coppola has said this is the reason the film gained part of the recognition it has received, but that this is entirely coincidental. ([x](http://www.amazon.com/The-Conversation-Gene-Hackman/dp/B00003CX9I))
> 
> **The Conversation (1974)**  

August 11th, 2015 6:36pm