The Parallax View

The Parallax View
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlan J. Pakula
Screenplay byDavid Giler
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Based onThe Parallax View
by Loren Singer
Produced byAlan J. Pakula
Starring
CinematographyGordon Willis
Edited byJohn W. Wheeler
Music byMichael Small
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • June 19, 1974 (1974-06-19)
[1]
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Parallax View is a 1974 American political thriller film starring Warren Beatty, with Hume Cronyn, William Daniels and Paula Prentiss in support. Produced and directed by Alan J. Pakula, its screenplay is by David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr., based on the 1970 novel by Loren Singer.[2] The story concerns a reporter's investigation into a secretive organization, the Parallax Corporation, whose business is political assassination.

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  2. ^ Singer, Loren (1970), The Parallax View. New York: Dell, ISBN 1401069029