Last Witness

The 1970s, in particular, was the decade when conspiracy theories and paranoia over the actions of governments abounded, and the fear is evident in the films that were made in Hollywood. In 'Last Witness', a senator is liquidated in Seattle. As the witnesses to the episode die one by one, reporter Joe Frady (Warren Beatty) decides to investigate the case. He goes undercover as a hitman for the company “The Parallax Corporation”, but soon ends up out there where he can't bottom. 'Last Witness', along with the films' Klute 'and 'All the President's Men', make up director Alan J. Pakula's so-called paranoia trilogy.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula
Starring: Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels
Country/year: United States, 1974
Running time: 102 min.
Formato: DCP
Language: English Dialogue
Age limit: Allowed for children over 15
Original title: The Parallax View

Part of the series: Filmuniversitetet - morgen
In collaboration with Film and Media Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Cinemateket shows important film historical milestones. The films are shown on Tuesday mornings at 9.15am and always with a 15-minute introduction by the university's film history experts.