The Parallax View (1974 film)
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The Parallax View (1974 film) is a 1974 American political thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula, renowned for its paranoid atmosphere and conspiracy-laden narrative about a journalist uncovering a shadowy organization behind political assassinations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Parallax View | 7 |
| The Parallax View (1974 film) canonical | 2 |
| Alan J. Pakula paranoia trilogy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4730461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Parallax View (1974 film) Context triple: [Lorenzo Semple Jr., notableWork, The Parallax View (1974 film)]
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The Parallax View
The Parallax View is a 2006 philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that explores how irreconcilable perspectives shape ideology, subjectivity, and reality.
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B.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller film about a CIA analyst who uncovers a deadly conspiracy and must evade assassination while seeking the truth.
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C.
The Man Who Wasn’t There (1983 film)
The Man Who Wasn’t There is a 1983 mystery-comedy film featuring Steve Guttenberg in a leading role.
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Operation Python (1971)
Operation Python (1971) was a follow-up Indian Navy offensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, involving missile boat attacks on Karachi that severely damaged Pakistan’s naval and fuel infrastructure.
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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 political thriller film about brainwashing and Cold War conspiracy, widely regarded as a classic of American cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Parallax View (1974 film) Target entity description: The Parallax View (1974 film) is a 1974 American political thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula, renowned for its paranoid atmosphere and conspiracy-laden narrative about a journalist uncovering a shadowy organization behind political assassinations.
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A.
The Parallax View
The Parallax View is a 2006 philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that explores how irreconcilable perspectives shape ideology, subjectivity, and reality.
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B.
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 political thriller film about a CIA analyst who uncovers a deadly conspiracy and must evade assassination while seeking the truth.
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C.
The Man Who Wasn’t There (1983 film)
The Man Who Wasn’t There is a 1983 mystery-comedy film featuring Steve Guttenberg in a leading role.
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D.
Operation Python (1971)
Operation Python (1971) was a follow-up Indian Navy offensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, involving missile boat attacks on Karachi that severely damaged Pakistan’s naval and fuel infrastructure.
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E.
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 political thriller film about brainwashing and Cold War conspiracy, widely regarded as a classic of American cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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conspiracy thriller film ⓘ film ⓘ political thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Parallax View (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Loren Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Austin Tucker
NERFINISHED
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Bill Rintels NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Frady NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Gordon Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| composer | Michael Small NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Alan J. Pakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussedIn | film studies on 1970s American paranoia cinema ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | John W. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | All the President's Men (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conspiracy thriller
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neo-noir ⓘ political thriller ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | R ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joe Frady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
focus on political assassinations
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paranoid atmosphere ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
corporate power
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paranoia ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Alan J. Pakula paranoia trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A journalist investigates a shadowy organization suspected of recruiting political assassins. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Klute (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Alan J. Pakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | journalist ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-06-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Giler
NERFINISHED
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Lorenzo Semple Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| starredActor |
Anthony Zerbe
NERFINISHED
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Hume Cronyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Prentiss NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter McGinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ William Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Parallax View NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Parallax View (1974 film) Description of subject: The Parallax View (1974 film) is a 1974 American political thriller directed by Alan J. Pakula, renowned for its paranoid atmosphere and conspiracy-laden narrative about a journalist uncovering a shadowy organization behind political assassinations.
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