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About
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
Theatrical
Jun 14, 1974
Box Office
$2.9M
Budget
$2.9M
Return
1.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 22, 1999
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Doubleday Productions, Harbor Productions, Paramount Pictures, Gus Productions
Quotes
See all →American Ideals and Cultural Symbols
Taglines
As American as apple pie.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Illusion of Conspiracy and Its Consequences
Taglines
There is no conspiracy. Just twelve people dead.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →W
Warren Beatty
Joseph Frady
P
Paula Prentiss
Lee Carter
W
William Daniels
Austin Tucker
W
Walter McGinn
Jack Younger
H
Hume Cronyn
Bill Rintels
K
Kelly Thordsen
Sheriff L.D. Wicker
C
Chuck Waters
Thomas Richard Linder
E
Earl Hindman
Deputy Red
W
William Joyce
Senator Charles Carroll
B
Betty Murray
Mrs. Charles Carroll
B
Bill McKinney
Parallax Assassin
J
Jo Ann Harris
Chrissy - Frady's Girl
T
Ted Gehring
Schecter - Hotel Clerk
L
Lee Pulford
Shirley - Salmontail Bar Girl
D
Doria Cook-Nelson
Gale - Blond Salmontail Bar Girl
J
Jim Davis
George Hammond
J
Joan Lemmo
Organist
K
Kenneth Mars
Former FBI Agent Will
W
William Jordan
Tucker's Aide
E
Edward Winter
Senator Jameson
