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Ansa - Parallax View

Original title: The Parallax View
  • 19741974
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
19K
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POPULARITY
9,986
1,124
Ansa - Parallax View (1974)
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An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every even... Read allAn ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.An ambitious reporter gets in way-over-his-head trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
19K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,986
1,124
  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • David Giler(screenplay)
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay)
    • Loren Singer(novel)
  • Stars
    • Warren Beatty
    • Paula Prentiss
    • William Daniels
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • David Giler(screenplay)
    • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay)
    • Loren Singer(novel)
  • Stars
    • Warren Beatty
    • Paula Prentiss
    • William Daniels
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 162User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos2

    The Parallax View
    Trailer 2:30
    The Parallax View
    What Movies Make Up the DNA of "Utopia"?
    Interview 2:50
    What Movies Make Up the DNA of "Utopia"?

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    Warren Beatty in Ansa - Parallax View (1974)
    Walter McGinn in Ansa - Parallax View (1974)
    Hume Cronyn in Ansa - Parallax View (1974)
    Warren Beatty and Walter McGinn in Ansa - Parallax View (1974)
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    Warren Beatty in Ansa - Parallax View (1974)
    Warren Beatty in Ansa - Parallax View (1974)

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    Warren Beatty
    Warren Beatty
    • Joseph Frady
    Paula Prentiss
    Paula Prentiss
    • Lee Carter
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Austin Tucker
    Walter McGinn
    Walter McGinn
    • Jack Younger
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • Bill Rintels
    Kelly Thordsen
    Kelly Thordsen
    • Sheriff L.D. Wicker
    Chuck Waters
    Chuck Waters
    • Thomas Richard Linder
    Earl Hindman
    Earl Hindman
    • Deputy Red
    William Joyce
    William Joyce
    • Senator Charles Carroll
    • (as Bill Joyce)
    Betty Murray
    • Mrs. Charles Carroll
    • (as Bettie Johnson)
    Bill McKinney
    Bill McKinney
    • Parallax Assassin
    Jo Ann Harris
    Jo Ann Harris
    • Chrissy - Frady's Girl
    • (as JoAnne Harris)
    Ted Gehring
    Ted Gehring
    • Schecter - Hotel Clerk
    Lee Pulford
    • Shirley - Salmontail Bar Girl
    Doria Cook-Nelson
    Doria Cook-Nelson
    • Gale from Salmontail
    • (as Doria Cook)
    Jim Davis
    Jim Davis
    • George Hammond
    Joan Lemmo
    • Organist
    Kenneth Mars
    Kenneth Mars
    • Former FBI Agent Will
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writers
      • David Giler(screenplay)
      • Lorenzo Semple Jr.(screenplay)
      • Loren Singer(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      At the suggestion of actor Warren Beatty and screenwriter David Giler, the profession of Beatty's character of Joseph Frady was changed from a police officer to a newspaper journalist.
    • Goofs
      In the opening Independence Day parade sequence, there are no leaves on the tree branches visible as the senator and his wife pass by, but the leaves would be full and green on July 4th in Seattle.
    • Quotes

      Joseph Frady: [to Deputy Sheriff] Don't touch me unless you love me.

    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: 'The Contender': The Making of a Political Thriller (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Buttons and Bows
      Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

    User reviews162

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    8/10
    Groundbreaking and brave genre definer.
    You won't get any answers from this film. Because giving us definitive answers would be contrary to the entire point of the film. If you have a single definitive answer (or view), then you don't have a parallax (view).

    Everyone will come out of this film with a different idea of what it was about or what really happened -- their own interpretations of the information presented to them -- kind of like how conspiracy theorists generally operate.

    For example, Zapruder shot his JFK film from one angle -- and 12 other people also shot films or photos at the moments of the assassination, all from different angles (or points of view). Not to mention the many other people who were present that day to witness it, who also saw things from their own point of view. Some folks saw movement in the grassy knoll, others didn't.

    In the end, we'll probably never truly know the answers to these sorts of things. And the search for the answers can be a slippery path to travel... Which is what we can only assume Warren Beatty's character learns in the final moments of the film. But really, that's just from my point of view.
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    • Is Frady brainwashed during the montage sequence?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1975 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fällan - Parallax View
    • Filming locations
      • Gorge Dam, Skagit River, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Doubleday Productions
      • Gus
      • Harbor Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,942
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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