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The Parallax View is a 1974 American drama, mystery, and thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr., and Robert Towne. The cast includes Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, and Paula Prentiss. Gordon Willis served as the director of photography, and Michael Small composed the music. The narrative is set in Seattle.
The film was produced by Doubleday Productions, Harbor Productions, Paramount Pictures, and Gus Productions. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix, with availability on video on demand and platforms such as fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, and Philo. The movie has a runtime of 102 minutes and is rated R. It is associated with the New Hollywood movement.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include 89%, 7.8/10, and 65/100. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.1 from 24,392 votes and a Metascore of 65. It received 2 wins and 3 nominations for awards.
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6.8An 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.
Cast
- Warren Beatty as Joseph Frady
- Paula Prentiss as Lee Carter
- William Daniels as Austin Tucker
- Walter McGinn as Jack Younger
- Hume Cronyn as Bill Rintels
- Kelly Thordsen as Sheriff L.D. Wicker
Themes
- assassination
- corruption
- based on novel or book
- politics
- seattle, washington
- senator
- conspiracy
- reporter
- psychological thriller
- los angeles, california
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
24,392 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Alan J. Pakula
- Screenwriter
- Lorenzo Semple Jr.
- Cast member
- Ford Rainey
- Composer
- Michael Small
- Producer
- Alan J. Pakula
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Gordon Willis
- Narrative location
- Seattle
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 172826
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1975-05-16
- title
- The Parallax View
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 65/100
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