Conversation Piece
“A tangled web of bizarre mystery”
Conversation Piece is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 20 June 2026.
Where to watch Conversation Piece
🇨🇦 Canada
Good to know
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Release date
- 1974-12-20
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Language
- Italian
- Status
- Released
- Country
- France
- Studio
- Gaumont International
Conversation Piece — trailer
About Conversation Piece
Conversation Piece is a 1974 movie in the Drama and Romance genres, directed by Luchino Visconti, starring Burt Lancaster, Silvana Mangano and Helmut Berger. It has a runtime of 2 hours 1 minute. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 158 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Conversation Piece in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Professor
Silvana Mangano
Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Helmut Berger
Konrad Huebel
Claudia Marsani
Lietta Brumonti
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano
Elvira Cortese
Erminia
Philippe Hersent
Doorman
Guy Tréjan
Art Dealer
Jean-Pierre Zola
Blanchard
Umberto Raho
Police Inspector Bernai
Enzo Fiermonte
Police Inspector
Romolo Valli
Michelli
Themes & keywords
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Conversation Piece in Canada?+
In Canada, Conversation Piece is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is Conversation Piece on Netflix?+
Conversation Piece is not on Netflix in Canada right now.
How long is Conversation Piece?+
Conversation Piece has a runtime of 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
Who stars in Conversation Piece?+
Conversation Piece stars Burt Lancaster, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Berger, Claudia Marsani and Stefano Patrizi.
When did Conversation Piece come out?+
Conversation Piece is a 1974 movie directed by Luchino Visconti.
What genre is Conversation Piece?+
Conversation Piece is Drama and Romance film.
Who directed Conversation Piece?+
Conversation Piece was directed by Luchino Visconti.
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