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  • Actors: Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels, Paula Prentiss, Kenneth Mars
  • Directors: Alan J. Pakula
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000163WUS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,362 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Of the three films that make up director Alan J. Pakula's 'paranoid trilogy' (KLUTE, ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, and THE PARALLAX VIEW), the latter most strongly conveys paranoia. A stylish suspense-thriller, THE PARALLAX VIEW mirrors the political distrust Americans began to feel during the period following the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War, culminating in the Watergate conspiracy. The film stars Warren Beatty as investigative journalist Joe Frady, whose former girlfriend and colleague Lee Carter (Paula Prentiss) witnesses the assassination of a US Senator at the Seattle Space Needle. A government report declares it the work of a lone gunman, but when eyewitnesses begin showing up dead, Carter is convinced that a wider conspiracy is at work. Probing deeper, Frady uncovers the operations of the Parallax Corporation, which recruits social misfits and uses mind control techniques to turn them into assassins. In keeping with classic 1970s film, the story

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest conspiracy film..., 26 Jul 2006
By A. Eccles (UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Seventies Thriller, 19 Jan 2007
If you think that things are not always as they seem and that there are dark forces at work, then this might be a film you would enjoy.

A politician is killed and the commission that investigates concludes that it was the work of a lone assassin. However, people who were witnesses to the deed begin to die in mysterious circumstances. The death of one of them persuades a third-rate journalist to investigate further. He manages to get himself recruited to a company which provides "security" services. Among their number he finds one of those who was present years before at the political killing. So far, so good. The ending is tense - without going into too much detail, it does nothing to allay any concerns you might have that we are puppets controlled by a malign hand who digest whatever news we are given without thinking about it.

Certainly worth a watch.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars for fans of 70s american cinema, 4 Oct 2005
By Mr. R. Kelly "rkelly" (London) - See all my reviews
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I bought this for two reasons: one as i'm a fan of cinematographer gordon willis (klute,annie hall,godfather,ets) and two I love american 70s movies. Theres no real point going over the story,all i'd say is if you like conspircy theory films or enjoy the following movies:all the presidents men,prime cut or the gambler then buy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars There is no cospiracery
The Parallax View is the second of Alan Pakula's conspiracy trilogy concluding after Klute in 1971.

Starring Warren Beatty as Joseph Fraddy, a young, ruthless... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2007 by I. Thomson

3.0 out of 5 stars More detail and a commentary would be helpful
The plot of this film with the twist built in, so to speak, is a good idea, but the starkness of presentation makes for difficulty in following the story. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2006 by Miland Joshi

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