Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoia Trilogy

Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoia Trilogy

3 Episodes

Steeped in the pervasive sense of distrust that rippled through American society in the 1970s, Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoia Trilogy—KLUTE, THE PARALLAX VIEW, and ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN—stands as a masterclass in cinematic unease. Featuring career-defining performances from Jane Fonda, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, and Dustin Hoffman, these chilling visions of conspiracy and steadily mounting dread translate paranoia into unforgettable visual language through the shadow-etched cinematography of Gordon Willis, whose moody chiaroscuro compositions draw viewers into a world of ever-deepening mystery and fear.

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Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoia Trilogy
  • Klute

    Episode 1

    Directed by Alan J. Pakula • 1971 • United States
    Starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland

    With her Oscar-winning turn in KLUTE, Jane Fonda reinvented herself as a new kind of movie star. Bringing nervy audacity and counterculture style to the role of Bree Daniels—a call girl and aspiring actor wh...

  • The Parallax View

    Episode 2

    Directed by Alan J. Pakula • 1974 • United States
    Starring Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels

    Perhaps no director tapped into the pervasive sense of dread and mistrust that defined the 1970s more effectively than Alan J. Pakula, who, in the second installment of his celebrated Paranoia ...

  • All the President’s Men

    Episode 3

    Directed by Alan J. Pakula • 1976 • United States
    Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden

    At once a taut, deeply engrossing political thriller and one of the most fascinating films ever made about the inner workings of the press, the final installment in director Alan J. Pakula’s Pa...