Power
Brief Synopsis
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Pete St. John is an image advisor to powerful and sometimes dishonest politicians. He is reluctantly working on the campaign of conservative industrialist Jerome Cade who is running for the Senate seat once held by Pete's friend Sam Hastings. Before long, Pete is butting heads with Cade's public rel
Cast & Crew
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Sidney Lumet
Director
Richard Gere
Pete St John
Julie Christie
Ellen Freeman
Gene Hackman
Wilfred Buckley
Kate Capshaw
Sydney Betterman
Denzel Washington
Arnold Billings
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Lorimar Film Entertainment; Optical House Inc; Polar Films
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox International; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, USA; Durango, Mexico; Seattle, Washington, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Synopsis
Pete St. John is an image advisor to powerful and sometimes dishonest politicians. He is reluctantly working on the campaign of conservative industrialist Jerome Cade who is running for the Senate seat once held by Pete's friend Sam Hastings. Before long, Pete is butting heads with Cade's public relations expert Arnold Billing. Pete's investigation into Cade's background has prompted Billing retaliate in several destructive ways and leads Pete to think Billings knows something sinister about Cade, and perhaps the reason why Hastings is vacating his Senate seat.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Director
Cast
Richard Gere
Pete St John
Julie Christie
Ellen Freeman
Gene Hackman
Wilfred Buckley
Kate Capshaw
Sydney Betterman
Denzel Washington
Arnold Billings
E. G. Marshall
Senator Sam Hastings
Beatrice Straight
Claire Hastings
Fritz Weaver
Wallace Furman
Michael Learned
Governor Andrea Sandard
J.t. Walsh
Jerome Cade
E Katherine Kerr
Irene Furman
Polly Rowles
Lucille Dewitt
Matt Salinger
Phillip Aarons
Tom Mardirosian
Sheikh
Omar Torres
Roberto Cepeda
Ricardo Gallarzo
Interpreter
Jessica James
Helen
Glenn Kezer
Frank Mckusker
Douglas Newell
David Garber
Scott Harlan
Ralph Andropwicz
Nick Flynn
Wilson Jacobs
Ed Van Nuys
Charles Whiting
Noel Harrison
Leonard Thompson
Jackson Beck
The 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
1st Senator
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
Pilot
Burke Pearson
City Clerk
Janet Sarno
Moderator
Robert Fieldsteel
Assistant Director
Gregory Wagrowski
Assistant Director
Ron Stein
Stunt Camerman
Robert Kruger
Barry
Crew
William Barclay
Art Direction
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Director Of Photography
Edward Beyer
Sound Editor
Grace Blake
Production Coordinator
Joseph M Caracciolo
Location Coordinator Supervisor
Bruce Catt
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lou Cerborino
Sound Editor
Cy Coleman
Music
Laurencio Cordero
Special Effects (Durango)
Joe Cranzano
Makeup
Lee Dichter
Sound Rerecording
Patricia Fay
Location Liaison (Seattle)
Arthur Fiedler
Conductor (The Boston Pops)
Anthony Gittelson
Assistant Director
Wolfgang Glattes
Assistant Director
Wolfgang Glattes
Associate Producer
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Song ("Sing, Sing, Sing")
David Himmelstein
Screenwriter
Lilith Jacobs
Post-Production Supervisor
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Designer
Ken Kammerer
Set Dresser
Steven Kern
Location Liaison (Washington, Dc)
Lynn M Klugman
Video Segments Producer
Sonny Kompanek
Original Music
Richard Kratina
Camera Operator
Peter Larkin
Production Designer
William Lucek
Master Scenic Artist
Richard Lundin
Wrangler (Los Angeles)
Jesus Marin
Assistant Director (Durango)
Susan Brockman Metzger
Publicist
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Chris Newman
Sound Recording
Peter Odabashian
Sound Editor
Marilyn Putnam
Wardrobe Supervisor
Larry Rapaport
Production Manager (Los Angeles)
Steve Rose
Location Liaison (New York)
Anna Roth
Production Manager (Durango)
Maurice Schell
Sound Editor Supervisor
Reene Schisgal
Producer
Peggy Shinhofen
Location Liaison (Santa Fe)
Tom Shurke
Video Engineer
John Philip Sousa
Song ("The Stars And Stripes Forever")
Chris Stoia
Location Liaison (New York)
Mark Tarlov
Producer
Joy Todd
Casting
Thomas C Tonery
Set Decorator
Kenneth Utt
Production Manager
Kenneth Utt
Associate Producer
Augustin Ytuarte
Art Direction (Durango)
Federico Yzunza
Location Liaison (Durango)
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Political
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Lorimar Film Entertainment; Optical House Inc; Polar Films
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox International; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; Kaufman Astoria Studios, Astoria, New York, USA; Durango, Mexico; Seattle, Washington, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 31, 1986
Began shooting April 1, 1985.
Completed shooting June 1, 1985.
Released in United States Winter January 31, 1986
