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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Arabic ( Subtitles ), Czech ( Subtitles ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Greek ( Subtitles ), Hebrew ( Subtitles ), Hungarian ( Subtitles ), Icelandic ( Subtitles ), Italian ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Polish ( Subtitles ), Portuguese ( Subtitles ), Romanian ( Subtitles ), Serbian ( Subtitles ), Slovenian ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), Turkish ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: While the Watergate scandal filled the headlines, Alan J. Pakula's 1974 thriller took its inspiration from the conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination. Journalist Joe Frady (Warren Beatty) misses witnessing the assassination of a senator at Seattle's Space Needle, but his newswoman former girlfriend Lee Carter (Paula Prentiss) was there. Even after a government commission concludes that it was a freak lone assassin, Lee tells Joe that she fears for her life since other witnesses keep dying. After she too turns up dead, Joe investigates, travelling to the small town where another witness has mysteriously expired. Stumbling on a corporate identity for the killers, Joe decides to dig deeper by infiltrating the Parallax Corporation as one of their hired assassins. As Joe becomes increasingly isolated in his assumed identity, he discovers what Parallax is all about -- but Parallax knows all about Joe too. Made between Klute (1971) and All the President's Men (1976), The Parallax View was the second film in Pakula's "paranoia" trilogy; it proved too dark even ...The Parallax View
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What was it about the 70's when actors with interesting faces could make you believe what was on the screen and help you lose yourself in the world of a film? I miss that time and that quality, but happily I can revisit it through films like THE PARALLAX VIEW. I had heard about the film and it sounded intriguing. I was certainly not disappointed - not in the least.
I find discovering these forgotten gems to be one of the reasons why I am a film buff. I watched this with my wife (who knows I like some weird stuff) and we couldn't stop talking about it afterward, trying to figure out what happened (or seemed to) and talking about what certain characters were really doing.
I am a fan of this director's other films , such as KLUTE and ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. The films exert a pull on the viewer and can be hypnotic. Highly recommended - don't read about the film's plot beforehand, just buy it.
I find discovering these forgotten gems to be one of the reasons why I am a film buff. I watched this with my wife (who knows I like some weird stuff) and we couldn't stop talking about it afterward, trying to figure out what happened (or seemed to) and talking about what certain characters were really doing.
I am a fan of this director's other films , such as KLUTE and ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN. The films exert a pull on the viewer and can be hypnotic. Highly recommended - don't read about the film's plot beforehand, just buy it.
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For years I thought that All The President's Men was the best 70s conspiracy thriller. However, since I bought this film on DVD I have changed my mind.
I first saw this film on TV years ago and I was quite impressed. The film was listed as film of the week in the weekend papers, so I taped it. Since then I had been wanting to give it a second viewing, but it wasn't available anywhere.
The film itself draws parallels with the various political assassinations of the 1960s, particularly the death of Robert Kennedy. From here you'll have to watch it yourself, but Pakula builds a thriller based around secretive organisations and paranoia.
Well worth viewing, and it gets better everytime. You might need to watch the ending again to understand it.
I first saw this film on TV years ago and I was quite impressed. The film was listed as film of the week in the weekend papers, so I taped it. Since then I had been wanting to give it a second viewing, but it wasn't available anywhere.
The film itself draws parallels with the various political assassinations of the 1960s, particularly the death of Robert Kennedy. From here you'll have to watch it yourself, but Pakula builds a thriller based around secretive organisations and paranoia.
Well worth viewing, and it gets better everytime. You might need to watch the ending again to understand it.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie is a bit slow to get into but the story-line is very intriguing. The protaganist at the start, like most people would be, is disbelieving the conspiracy, never mind how deep it runs. As the plot progresses, however, the evidence becomes undeniable as the magnitude of it becomes evident.
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