- The article is about the 1968 film. For the 1986 Golden Raspberry winner, see Power (film). The 7th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 29, 1987 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognize the worst the Movie industry had to Power is a 1986 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. For other uses of "powerful", see Power.
| The Power | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Byron Haskin |
| Produced by | George Pal |
| Written by | John Gay based on the novel by Frank M. Robinson |
| Starring | George Hamilton Suzanne Pleshette |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Ellsworth Fredericks |
| Editing by | Thomas J. Byron Conrad Haskin ( April 22, 1899 &ndash April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director George Pal ( February 1, 1908 &ndash May 2, 1980) born György Pál Marczincsák, For the man who named Coca-Cola see Frank Mason Robinson; for other people named Frank Robinson see Frank Robinson (disambiguation. George Hamilton may refer to Real People Sir George Hamilton 1st Baronet of Donalong (c Suzanne Pleshette ( January 31, 1937 &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage screen and television Miklós Rózsa (ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ or Miklos Rozsa ( April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian -born Composer McCarthy |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | 108 min. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Power is a 1968 film based on the science fiction novel The Power by Frank M. Robinson. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Power is a 1956 Science fiction novel by Frank M Robinson. For the man who named Coca-Cola see Frank Mason Robinson; for other people named Frank Robinson see Frank Robinson (disambiguation. Its protagonist, a researcher named Tanner, discovers evidence of a person with psychic abilities among his coworkers. The word psychic (ˈsaɪkɨk from the Greek psychikos—"of the soul mental" refers to the claimed ability to perceive things hidden from the normal senses As he tries to uncover the superhuman, his existence is erased and his associates murdered, until he faces a showdown with an apparently undefeatable opponent.
Produced by George Pal and directed by Byron Haskin, it was substantially changed in the John Gay screenplay, moving the location to San Marino, California, changing most of the characters' names (although retaining the surnames of Tanner, Nordlund, and department head Professor Van Zandt), and eliminating several subplots and characters, presumably to fit the story into a 108-minute film. George Pal ( February 1, 1908 &ndash May 2, 1980) born György Pál Marczincsák, Byron Conrad Haskin ( April 22, 1899 &ndash April 16, 1984) was an American film and television director San Marino is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, USA. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs George Hamilton starred as Professor Jim Tanner, Suzanne Pleshette as his teammate and romantic interest Margery Lansing (Marge Hanson in the novel), and Michael Rennie (famous among science fiction movie fans as Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still) as new government liaison Mr. George Hamilton (born in Memphis Tennessee on August 12, 1939) is an American Film and Television Actor and occasional Suzanne Pleshette ( January 31, 1937 &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage screen and television Michael Rennie ( 25 August[[ 909]]&ndash 10 June[[ 971]] was an English film television and stage actor best known for his starring role as the benevolent The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 Black-and-white Science fiction film that tells the story of a humanoid alien visitor who comes Nordlund. Otherwise, the story proceeds in a fashion similar to the novel, except for a somewhat different twist to the conclusion.
This somewhat obscure movie is memorable for a number of intriguing scenes, including murder by centrifuge, a seemingly possessed "Walk / Don't Walk" sign, toy soldiers firing with real gunpowder, and winking inanimate objects (the last two also in the novel). The soundtrack also memorably features a beating heart to signal the mind-control attempts and eerie music from a cymbalum (a hammered dulcimer-like instrument) accompanying the more suspenseful moments. The cimbalom (most common English spelling is a concert Hammer dulcimer. The music, written by Oscar-winning composer Miklós Rózsa, actually contributes an amusing fourth wall-breaking moment when Tanner, hearing the haunting tune, seems to expect a new disaster, only to be visibly relieved when he finds a cymbalum-violin duet being performed in the hotel lobby. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Miklós Rózsa (ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ or Miklos Rozsa ( April 18, 1907 - July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian -born Composer The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play
Cast
- George Hamilton – Professor Jim Tanner
- Suzanne Pleshette – Professor Margery Lansing
- Michael Rennie – Arthur Nordlund
- Arthur O'Connell – Professor Henry Hallson
- Earl Holliman – Professor Talbot Scott
- Nehemiah Persoff – Professor Carl Melnicker
- Richard Carlson – Professor Norman E. George Hamilton (born in Memphis Tennessee on August 12, 1939) is an American Film and Television Actor and occasional Suzanne Pleshette ( January 31, 1937 &ndash January 19, 2008) was an American actress, on stage screen and television Michael Rennie ( 25 August[[ 909]]&ndash 10 June[[ 971]] was an English film television and stage actor best known for his starring role as the benevolent Arthur O'Connell ( March 29, 1908 &ndash May 18, 1981) was an Academy Award nominated American stage and film actor Earl Holliman (born on September 11, 1928, in Delhi Louisiana) is an American film and television actor Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2 1919, Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate (now Israel) is a prolific American film and television character Richard Carlson may refer to Richard Carlson (actor (1912–1977 U Van Zandt
- Gary Merrill – Policeman Mark Corlane
- Yvonne De Carlo – Mrs. Gary F Merrill ( August 2, 1915 &ndash March 5, 1990) was an American film and television Character actor whose credits included Yvonne De Carlo ( September 1, 1922 &ndash January 8, 2007) was a Canadian -born American Film and Sally Hallson
- Barbara Nichols – Flora (Joshua Falls diner)
- Aldo Ray – Bruce (Joshua Falls mechanic)
- Celia Lovsky – Mrs. Barbara Nichols ( December 30 1929 – October 5 1976) was an actress who was something of a cross between a sex symbol and a character actress Aldo Ray, born Aldo DaRe ( September 25, 1926 &ndash March 27, 1991) Aldo Ray was born Aldo DaRe on September 25 1926 to Celia Lovsky ( February 21, 1897 - October 12, 1979) was an Austrian-American actress Hallson (Henry's mother)
- Vaughn Taylor – Mr. Vaughn Taylor ( February 22, 1910 - April 26, 1983) was an American film and television actor Hallson (Henry's father)
- Ken Murray – Fred Grover (man at party)
- Miss Beverly Hills – Sylvia (woman at party)
- Miiko Taka – Mrs. Ken Murray ( July 14 1903 - October 12 1988) was an American Entertainer and Author. is a Nisei Japanese American actress best known for co-starring with Marlon Brando as Hana-ogi in the 1957 movie Sayonara. Van Zandt
- Lawrence Montaigne – Briggs
- Forrest J Ackerman – Hotel clerk (uncredited)
- Timothy Smith – Elevator Man #1 (uncredited)
- Paul Lyttle – Elevator Man #2 (uncredited)
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