Power
More seductive than sex… More addictive than any drug… More precious than gold. And one man can get it for you. For a price.
1986 | 111m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Lumet |
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| Writer: | David Himmelstein |
| Staring: |
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Jan 31, 1986 |
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| Director: | Sidney Lumet |
| Writer: | David Himmelstein |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | politics, political corruption, image maker, political consultant, legal drama |
| Production Companies | Lorimar Productions, Polar Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,800,000
Budget: $16,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Gere | Pete St. John |
| Denzel Washington | Arnold Billings |
| Gene Hackman | Wilfred Buckley |
| Julie Christie | Ellen Freeman |
| Kate Capshaw | Sydney Betterman |
| E.G. Marshall | Senator Sam Hastings |
| J. T. Walsh | Jerome Cade |
| Beatrice Straight | Claire Hastings |
| Fritz Weaver | Wallace Furman |
| E. Katherine Kerr | Irene Furman |
| Michael Learned | Gov. Andrea Stannard |
| Omar Torres | Roberto Cepeda |
| Polly Rowles | Lucille DeWitt |
| Matt Salinger | Phillip Aarons |
| Tom Mardirosian | Sheikh |
| Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. | Interpreter (as Ricardo Gallarzo) |
| Jessica James | Helen |
| Glenn Kezer | Frank McKusker |
| Douglas Newell | David Garber |
| Scott Harlan | Ralph Andropwicz |
| Ed Van Nuys | Charles Whiting |
| Nick Flynn | Wilson Jacobs |
| Noel Harrison | Leonard Thompson |
| Jackson Beck | The Voice (voice) |
| Leila Danette | Poor Woman |
| Kevin Hagen | Cop |
| Timothy Jecko | Business Executive |
| Margaret Barker | Wealthy Matron |
| D. B. Sweeney | College Student |
| Linda DeNiro | Desk Clerk |
| Lynn Klugman | Video Technician |
| John Robert Evans | Senator #1 |
| Elizabeth Kendrick | Receptionist |
| Jim Hartz | Commentator |
| Roger Grimsby | Commentator |
| Margaret Hall | Commentator |
| Brad Holbrook | Commentator |
| Donna Hanover | Commentator |
| Frank Casey | Commentator |
| Kristi Witker | Commentator |
| Marvin Scott | Anchorman |
| Daryl Edwards | Waiter |
| Martha Pinson | Assistant |
| Jack Zahniser | Jack the Pilot |
| Burke Pearson | City Clerk |
| Janet Sarno | Moderator |
| Robert Fieldsteel | Assistant Director |
| Gregory Wagrowski | Assistant Director |
| Ron Stein | Stunt Cameraman |
| Robert Kruger | Barry |
| Eldo Ray Estes | Campaign Aide (uncredited) |
| Tony D. Head | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lynda Lenet | Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
| Tomas Moore | TV News Photographer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sidney Lumet | Director |
| David Himmelstein | Writer |
| Hank Muller | Assistant Camera |
| Peter S. Larkin | Production Design |
| Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Thomas C. Tonery | Set Decoration |
| Joe Cranzano | Makeup Artist |
| Joy Todd | Casting |
| William Barclay | Art Direction |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Kenneth Utt | Production Manager |
| Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography |
| Cy Coleman | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Tarlov | Producer |
| Wolfgang Glattes | Associate Producer |
| Reene Schisgal | Producer |
| Kenneth Utt | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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