Film

Power

1986 · 1h 51m · Drama

More seductive than sex… More addictive than any drug… More precious than gold. And one man can get it for you. For a price.

IMDb

5.7

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

Metacritic

50

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...

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)

• Sidney LumetDirector
• David HimmelsteinWriter
• Reene SchisgalProducer
• Mark TarlovProducer
• Andrzej BartkowiakDirector of Photography
• Cy ColemanOriginal Music Composer
• Andrew MondsheinEditor
• Joy ToddCasting

Power - Trailer

Release date

January 31, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$3,800,000

Genres

Drama

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