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The Parallax View

  • 19741974
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  • 1h 42m
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7.1/10
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The 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
5,181
432
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    • 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
    • 161User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Trailer 2:30
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    What Movies Make Up the DNA of "Utopia"?
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    Walter McGinn in The Parallax View (1974)
    Hume Cronyn in The 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
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    The Parallax View

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    Did you know

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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 reviews161

    Review
    Top review
    Mainstream US Cinema at its 70s Best
    A US Senator is assassinated and the official inquiry concludes it was the work of a lone gunman. Three years later, with 6 witnesses dead, a TV reporter present at the killing is frightened for her life. She takes her fears to a journalist ex-boyfriend. At first he is sceptical...

    Brilliant paranoid thriller from Pakula, utilising choppy realism and naturalistic dialogue to create a bleak and uncompromising picture of cynical, corporate conspiracy within US politics. Beatty has never been better as the ambitious journo-hack Joe Frady, and he is superbly supported by Cronyn, Daniels and a deeply compelling cameo from Prentiss. You can bet this wasn't diluted by audience testing prior to release... unmissable.
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    • Sep 1, 2006

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    • Is Frady brainwashed during the montage sequence?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ubice i svedoci
    • 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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