1986 · 1h 51m · Drama
Power
Directed bySidney Lumet
TMDB
5.8
78 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
critics
Box office
$3.8M
0.3x its $14M budget
US release Jan 31, 1986 by Lorimar Television
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Cast
- Richard GerePete St. John
- Denzel WashingtonArnold Billings
- Gene HackmanWilfred Buckley
- Julie ChristieEllen Freeman
- Kate CapshawSydney Betterman
- E.G. MarshallSenator Sam Hastings
- J.T. WalshJerome Cade
- Beatrice StraightClaire Hastings
- Fritz WeaverWallace Furman
- E. Katherine KerrIrene Furman
- Michael LearnedGov. Andrea Stannard
- Omar TorresRoberto Cepeda
Full cast (54)
- Polly RowlesLucille DeWitt
- Matt SalingerPhillip Aarons
- Tom MardirosianSheikh
- Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.Interpreter (as Ricardo Gallarzo)
- Jessica JamesHelen
- Glenn KezerFrank McKusker
- Douglas NewellDavid Garber
- Scott HarlanRalph Andropwicz
- Ed Van NuysCharles Whiting
- Nick FlynnWilson Jacobs
- Noel HarrisonLeonard Thompson
- Jackson BeckThe Voice (voice)
- Leila DanettePoor Woman
- Kevin HagenCop
- Timothy JeckoBusiness Executive
- Margaret BarkerWealthy Matron
- D. B. SweeneyCollege Student
- Linda DeNiroDesk Clerk
- Lynn KlugmanVideo Technician
- John Robert EvansSenator #1
- Elizabeth KendrickReceptionist
- Jim HartzCommentator
- Roger GrimsbyCommentator
- Margaret HallCommentator
- Brad HolbrookCommentator
- Donna HanoverCommentator
- Frank CaseyCommentator
- Kristi WitkerCommentator
- Marvin ScottAnchorman
- Daryl EdwardsWaiter
- Martha PinsonAssistant
- Jack ZahniserJack the Pilot
- Burke PearsonCity Clerk
- Janet SarnoModerator
- Robert FieldsteelAssistant Director
- Gregory WagrowskiAssistant Director
- Ron SteinStunt Cameraman
- Robert KrugerBarry
- Eldo Ray EstesCampaign Aide (uncredited)
- Tony D. HeadReporter (uncredited)
- Lynda LenetCocktail Waitress (uncredited)
- Tomas MooreTV News Photographer (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writer
- David Himmelstein
- Music
- Cy Coleman
- Cinematography
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Editing
- Andrew Mondshein
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