The claustrophobic nature of the club""s tiny stage mirrored the fact that the menacing fascistic society was impinging on life.The dialogue in the recently-restored first version, with a total of eighteen never-before-seen minutes, rendered the incomprehensible, labryinthine plot more clearly by revealing plot points.In the 1974 Oscar competition,The Conversationcompeted for Best Picture with Coppola""s own sequelThe Godfather, Part II (1974)." Mireau continues: "...Well, I""ll bet your mother""s proud of you!"(2) Corporal Paris (Ralph Meeker) is asked: "Looking over your rifle, I see? Well, that""s the way...This can arousenationalinterest.If he made a hit around here, he could do every place else in the country - and you""ll be pulling the strings, Mr.