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Power(Movie, 1986)

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| 1h 51min | Genre: Drama
PowerRating: 3.1/5 (with 2323 votes)
Power is a 1986 American political drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Richard Gere. The original screenplay by David Himmelstein focuses on political corruption and how power affects both those who wield it and the people they try to control. Denzel Washington's performance in the film as public relations expert Arnold Billings earned him the 1987 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture. Beatrice Straight's performance as Claire Hastings earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Power

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress

About Power

Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade...

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Washington D.C.
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), Yiddish (YI)
Translated into 12 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/31/1986
Director: Sidney Lumet
Film Editor: Andrew Mondshein
Director of Photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Composer: Cy Coleman
Costume designer: Anna Hill Johnstone
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El precio del poder"
"Власт"
"Os Donos do Poder"
"Power - Der Weg zum Ruhm"
"Skabt til succes"
"Poder"
"Valtapeli"
"Les coulisses du pouvoir"
"I goiteia tis exousias"
"Hatalom"
"Power - Potere"
"Jega"
"El poder"
"Moc"
"As Chaves do Poder"
"Moc"
Budget: 16,000,000 USD
Revenue: 3,800,000 USD (= 24%)

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Other movies with this title: Power (US, 1928), Power (IT, 1972), Power (YU, 1973), Power (GR, 1977), Power (US, 1980), Power (CA, 1996), Power (IN, 2014), Power (IN, 2016), Power (2023)

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