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The Parallax View

As American as apple pie.
1974 | 102m | English

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An ambitious reporter gets in 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.
Release Date: Jun 14, 1974
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Writer: Loren Singer, David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Keywords corruption, assassination, based on novel or book, seattle, washington, senator, politics, conspiracy, reporter, los angeles, california, political assassination, montage, film within a film
Production Companies Paramount Pictures, Doubleday Productions, Harbor Productions, Gus Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update)
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Warren Beatty Joseph Frady
Paula Prentiss Lee Carter
William Daniels Austin Tucker
Walter McGinn Jack Younger
Hume Cronyn Bill Rintels
Kelly Thordsen Sheriff L.D. Wicker
Chuck Waters Thomas Richard Linder
Earl Hindman Deputy Red
William Joyce Senator Charles Carroll
Betty Murray Mrs. Charles Carroll
Bill McKinney Parallax Assassin
Jo Ann Harris Chrissy - Frady's Girl
Ted Gehring Schecter - Hotel Clerk
Lee Pulford Shirley - Brunet Salmontail Bar Girl
Doria Cook-Nelson Gale - Blond Salmontail Bar Girl
Jim Davis George Hammond
Joan Lemmo Organist
Kenneth Mars Former FBI Agent Will
William Jordan Tucker's Aide
Edward Winter Senator Jameson
Stacy Keach, Sr. Commission Spokesman #1
Ford Rainey Commission Spokesman #2
Alma Beltran Joy Holder
Richard Bull Parallax Goon
Suzanne Cohane Stewardess
Ronda Copland Girl
Joe Di Reda Ralph Scoletta
Patsy Garrett Woman
Penelope Gillette Woman
Robert P. Lieb Senator Gillingham
William Swan Herbert Moon
John S. Ragin Buster Himan
Vernon Weddle Harry Lutz
Anthony Zerbe Prof. Nelson Schwartzkopf (uncredited)
Name Job
Loren Singer Novel
Michael Small Original Music Composer
John W. Wheeler Editor
Robert Jiras Producer's Assistant
Jon Boorstin Production Assistant
Barbara Spitz Production Secretary
David Dockendorf Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Reg Allen Set Decoration
George Holmes Gaffer
Charles H. Maguire Production Manager
Don Record Art Designer
Gordon Willis Director of Photography
David Giler Screenplay
Hawk Koch First Assistant Director
Paul Baxley Stunt Coordinator
Robert Towne Additional Writing
Craig R. Baxley Stunt Double
Dudley Holmes Property Master
William Turner Makeup Artist
Tim Smyth Special Effects
Joe Scully Casting
George Jenkins Production Design
Alixe Gordin Casting
Frank L. Thompson Costume Design
Karen Hale Wookey Script Supervisor
John M. Poer Second Assistant Director
Tom Overton Sound Mixer
Charles Grenzbach Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Schwiebert Camera Operator
Alan J. Pakula Director
Lorenzo Semple Jr. Screenplay
Name Title
Charles H. Maguire Associate Producer
Gabriel Katzka Executive Producer
Alan J. Pakula Producer
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Reviews

JPV852
7.0

Slow paced but decent political thriller. Not as good as something like The Manchurian Candidate (both versions) or Three Days of the Condor, but engaging enough with a fine performance by Warren Beatty. **3.5/5** ...

Jun 23, 2021