Absolute Power

1997 film by Clint Eastwood

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6.7

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.

Released: 1997-02-14121 minDir: Clint EastwoodCrime, Drama, ActionBudget: $50.0MBox office: $50.1M

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Cast

Clint Eastwood as Luther Whitney
Gene Hackman as President Richmond
Ed Harris as Seth Frank
Laura Linney as Kate Whitney
Judy Davis as Gloria Russell
Scott Glenn as Bill Burton

Themes

daughter
rape
assassination
usa president
washington dc, usa
government
corruption
the white house
based on novel or book
politics

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

64,069 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

58%

Metacritic

52/100

Year: 1997
Runtime: 121 min
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Rated: R
Awards: 1 nomination total

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Key facts

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Screenplay by: William Goldman
Based on: Absolute Power , by David Baldacci
Produced by: Clint Eastwood Karen S. Spiegel
Starring: Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Ed Harris Laura Linney Judy Davis Scott Glenn E. G. Marshall Dennis Haysbert Richard Jenkins
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Joel Cox
Music by: Lennie Niehaus
Production companies: Columbia Pictures Castle Rock Entertainment Malpaso Productions
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date: February 14, 1997 ( 1997-02-14 )
Running time: 121 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $50 million
Box office: $92.8 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 121
FilmAffinity ID: 930474
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publication date: 1997-02-04
title: Absolute Power
capital cost: 50000000
box office: 50068310
review score: 52/100
Commons category: Absolute Power (film)

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Absolute Power is a 1997 American political thriller film produced by, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood as a master jewel thief, Luther Whitney, who witnesses the killing of a woman by Secret Service agents. The screenplay by William Goldman is based on the 1996 novel Absolute Power by David Baldacci. Screened at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, the film also stars Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Judy Davis, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, and Richard Jenkins. It was also the last screen appearance of E. G. Marshall. The scenes in the museum were filmed in the Walters Art Museum, where Whitney is copying a painting by El Greco: "Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata".

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