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.
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- alexnoaholdmateFebruary 14, 2026A film that taps into the Watergate-era sense of paranoia and persecution that so gripped America in the 70s. Perhaps it spoke profoundly to its audience in 1974; today, it seems too clever by half. Warren Beatty competent but hardly arresting. Hume Cronyn excellent, as always - one of the few bright notes.
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The Parallax View was released on June 19, 1974.
The Parallax View was directed by Alan J. Pakula.
The Parallax View has a runtime of 1h 42m.
The Parallax View was produced by Alan J. Pakula.
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.
The key characters in The Parallax View are Joseph Frady (Warren Beatty), Lee Carter (Paula Prentiss), Austin Tucker (William Daniels).
The Parallax View is rated R.
The Parallax View is a Mystery, Thriller, Crime film.
The Parallax View has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.
The Parallax View has made $2,942 at the box office.