The Parallax View poster

The Parallax View( 1974)

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As American as apple pie.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Warren Beatty

      Joseph Frady

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      Paula Prentiss

      Lee Carter

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      William Daniels

      Austin Tucker

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      Walter McGinn

      Jack Younger

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      Hume Cronyn

      Bill Rintels

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      Kelly Thordsen

      Sheriff L.D. Wicker

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      Chuck Waters

      Thomas Richard Linder

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      Earl Hindman

      Deputy Red

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      William Joyce

      Senator Charles Carroll

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      Betty Murray

      Mrs. Charles Carroll

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      Bill McKinney

      Parallax Assassin

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      Jo Ann Harris

      Chrissy - Frady's Girl

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      Ted Gehring

      Schecter - Hotel Clerk

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      Lee Pulford

      Shirley - Salmontail Bar Girl

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      Doria Cook-Nelson

      Gale - Blond Salmontail Bar Girl

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      Jim Davis

      George Hammond

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      Joan Lemmo

      Organist

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      Kenneth Mars

      Former FBI Agent Will

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      William Jordan

      Tucker's Aide

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      Edward Winter

      Senator Jameson

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      Stacy Keach, Sr.

      Commission Spokesman #1

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      Ford Rainey

      Commission Spokesman #2

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      Alma Beltran

      Joy Holder

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      Richard Bull

      Parallax Goon

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      Suzanne Cohane

      Stewardess

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      Ronda Copland

      Girl

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      Joe Di Reda

      Ralph Scoletta

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      Patsy Garrett

      Woman

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      Penelope Gillette

      Woman

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      Robert P. Lieb

      Senator Gillingham

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      William Swan

      Herbert Moon

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      John S. Ragin

      Buster Himan

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      Vernon Weddle

      Harry Lutz

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      Anthony Zerbe

      Prof. Nelson Schwartzkopf (uncredited)

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      Shirley Anthony

      Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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      Craig R. Baxley

      C.I.A. Agent - Top of Space Needle (uncredited)

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      Jack Berle

      Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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      Garrett Cassell

      Dopey (uncredited)

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      Eddie Garrett

      Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Hack

      Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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      George Hickman

      Committee Member (uncredited)

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      George Hoagland

      Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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      Kathryn Janssen

      Woman in Building (uncredited)

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      Steve Kelley

      Class President (uncredited)

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      John Marlin

      Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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      Michael David McGuire

      Assassination Witness (uncredited)

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      Bill Scully

      Committee Member (uncredited)

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      George Tracy

      Bar Patron (uncredited)

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      Glenn R. Wilder

      Parallax Agent (uncredited)

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      Adolf Hitler

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Richard Nixon

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Lee Harvey Oswald

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      John XXIII.

      Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by JPV852

    7
    Written by JPV852 on Wed Feb 03 2021
    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**...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • assassination
    • corruption
    • based on novel or book
    • politics
    • seattle, washington
    • senator
    • conspiracy
    • reporter
    • los angeles, california
    • political assassination
    • montage
    • film within a film