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The Parallax View (1974)

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Overview

Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Writers:
David Giler (writer) and
Lorenzo Semple Jr. (writer) ...
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Release Date:
14 June 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
There is no conspiracy. Just twelve people dead. more
Plot:
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 worlds headlines. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Veteran Actor Hume Cronyn Dies at 91 (From WENN. 16 June 2003)
User Comments:
Political conspiracy thriller par excellence. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Warren Beatty ... Joseph Frady

Hume Cronyn ... Bill Rintels
William Daniels ... Austin Tucker
Paula Prentiss ... Lee Carter
Kenneth Mars ... Former FBI Agent Will

Kelly Thordsen ... Sheriff L.D. Wicker
Jim Davis ... George Hammond
Bill McKinney ... Parallax Assassin
William Jordan ... Tucker's Aide
Edward Winter ... Senator Jameson
Earl Hindman ... Deputy Red
William Joyce ... Senator Charles Carroll (as Bill Joyce)
Stacy Keach Sr. ... Commission Spokesman #1
Ford Rainey ... Commission Spokesman #2
Jo Ann Harris ... Chrissy - Frady's Girl (as JoAnne Harris)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The opening sequence was designed to mirror that of Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: 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. more
Quotes:
Joseph Frady: [to Deputy Sheriff] Don't touch me unless you love me. more
Movie Connections:
References The Manchurian Candidate (1962) more
Soundtrack:
Wild and Woolly West more

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15 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Political conspiracy thriller par excellence., 4 December 1998
Author: Andrew McNess (asm@ne.com.au) from Geelong, Australia

The late Alan J. Pakula's 1974 film about political murders is a superbly crafted thriller that holds the audience in its quiet, unsettling grip.

Warren Beatty gives his character of Joe Frady, a "third-rate" journalist, just the right balance of recklessness and determination to enable one to have faith in this man to uncover such shady, potentially threatening goings-on.

Beatty is ably backed up by the supporting cast, most notably Hume Cronyn as Frady's editor, and Paula Prentiss and William Daniels as, respectively, a television reporter and columnist both in fear for their lives.

Composer Michael Small's main theme (used at strategic points throughout the film and often playing on the traditional patriotic sound of the trumpet) has a quality both mournful and despairing that relates effectively to what we are watching. It is a rather sparse music score, but this seems to add to its power. Gordon Willis's Panavision photography conveys threat in even the most everyday of locations (his rendering of modern architecture is especially strong in suggesting a faceless, omnipotent threat), while the editing rhythms and sound design contribute a great deal in throwing the audience off-balance.

Pakula has been involved in more widely-known projects such as All The President's Men and Presumed Innocent, but The Parallax View is definitely one of his best and most powerful films.

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