This Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece will be adapted for the small screen

One of Francis Ford Coppola’s most famous films will soon be turned into a TV series. easily American media IndieWire reports, Secret conversationThe famous American director’s spy film, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1974 and was nominated in several Oscar categories in 1975, is experiencing new life on the small screen.

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Behind this film adaptation, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, is J.C. Chandor, director of Margin Call (2011), All Lost (2013), The Most Violent Year (2014) and Triple Frontier (2019). who will be the screenwriter and director of the series here.

Erin Levy, writer of several episodes of Mad Men (Seasons 4 to 7, 2010-2014), Mindhunter (Season 1, 2017) and Counterpart (Seasons 1 and 2, 2018), should be Showrunner from the series.

No word yet on what role Francis Ford Coppola might play in this adaptation.

A twist that turns into a moral dilemma

However, according to IndieWire, the script should remain the same, with the difference that the genders of the characters should change.

To remind you, Secret Conversation tells about Harry Cole, a principled, silent man, a bit of a misanthrope and above all a great spin specialist. One day, Harry is hired to follow the couple and record their conversation. Once his mission is accomplished, Harry listens to his notes and discovers that the couple is in mortal danger. Remembering a previous mission in which his family was killed, Harry is faced with a moral dilemma.

At this point, no actors or actresses have yet been approached to star in the adaptation Secret conversation.

It was released in cinemas in 1974 before appearing again on the big screen in 2000 and 2010 in France. Secret conversation It drew an audience of about 235,000 to the theaters.