Still very relevant today, this is maybe the most chilling of conspiracy thrillers, and certainly the most beautifully shot and composed (by the great, great Gordon Willis).

Added quotes today:

Alan J. Pakula directed the "paranoia trilogy" that consists of Klute (1971 with Jane Fonda who won the Oscar for Best Actress,) Parallax View (1974 with Warren Beatty,) and All the President’s Men (1976 and its 8 Oscar nominations). He also directed and wrote the script for Sophie's Choice (1982 with Meryl Streep who won the Oscar for Best Actress,) and numerous other hit films.

Notes:
-Other films during the 70s with political assassination themes: are Executive Action (1973) and Winter Kills (1979).
-Perhaps an explanation to akirakato's Jan 02, 2019 comment, from the bonus interviews, the Writers Guild of America screenwriters were on strike in 1974 and Pakula continued filming without having the benefit of the script writers on hand.
-Interesting Space Needle and the Gorge Dam/Skagit River in WA production sets circa 1974.

This film, plus “Manchurian Candidate” and “Capricorn One,” probably did more to create conspiracy theories which live on today than anything else. But here’s a reminder, people: THESE ARE MOVIES, PEOPLE!! NOT DOCUMENTARIES!

Great thriller! Worthwhile. Check it out.

One of the best of the 70s paranoid thrillers. In a class with "Three Days of the Condor," "Executive Action," and "The Conversation."

This is still a great mystery and action film after all of these years. Warren Beatty is very good and so are Hume Cronyn and William Daniels. Fits the conspiracy story lines of so many great films of the 1970s including "3 Days of the Condor" except this one is about the assassinations of politicians and who is behind it. This film grabs you right from the beginning and doesn't let up. Great ending too.

The issue isn't whether you're paranoid. The issue is whether you're paranoid enough.

The most brilliant conspiracy movie ever made. Possibly Beatty's best performance ever.

Produces and directed by Alan J. Pakula in 1974 based on the 1970 novel by Loren Singer, this American thriller depicts a reporter's investigation into a secretive organization, the Parallax Corporation, whose primary focus is political assassination.
This film is the second installment of Pakula's Political Paranoia trilogy, along with Klute (1971) and All the President's Men (1976).
Compared to "All the President's Men", the story seems ill-contrived with the scipt badly written and supporting actors overly acting.
In a nutshell, this is a B movie, if not a flop.

Excellent film, particularly the cinematography. Loved it!

Warren Beatty's hair consistently upstages everywhere an otherwise tepid political thriller, a cross between "All the President's Men" and any James Bond movie, with some metaphysical, however fervently nationalistic, pretensions, poorly, mostly, realized, therefore, next, though the airline cart service scene is pretty riveting - for a more satisfying such experience, see "The Dead Zone"