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Absolute Power is a 1997 American action, crime, and drama film directed by Clint Eastwood. The screenplay was written by William Goldman, based on a work by David Baldacci. The cast includes Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, and Laura Linney. Production was handled by Castle Rock Entertainment and Malpaso Productions, with Eastwood also serving as producer. The film was shot in Baltimore, with the narrative set in Washington, D.C. Jack N. Green served as director of photography, Joel Cox as film editor, and Henry Bumstead as production designer. Lennie Niehaus composed the score.
The movie has a runtime of 121 minutes and was released in the United States on February 14, 1997. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and is available via video on demand through Netflix. The production had a budget of 50,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 50,068,310. Rated R, the film received an IMDb rating of 6.7 based on 65,121 votes. It holds a Metascore of 52 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 58%. The film received one nomination.
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6.7A 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.
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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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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