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Item:
Title:
POWER PLAY
Title year:
1977
Also known as:
LE JEU DE LA PUISSANCE (France)
STATE OF SHOCK (Canada)
Unused titles(s):
Coup D'État (Working Title)
Original dialogue(s):
English
Version(s):
French dub.
Running time:
102 m 11 s
Description:
In an unidentified country a military coup is planned and executed. Based on the book "Coup d'Etat" by Edward N. Luttwak.
Director(s):
Credited as:
Martyn Burke
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Screen Writer(s):
Credited as:
Martyn Burke
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Source:
Credited as:
Source material:
Edward N. Luttwak
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book "Coup d'Etat"
Actor(s):
Credited as:
Character name:
Peter O'Toole
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Colonel Zeller
David Hemmings
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Colonel Narriman
Donald Pleasence
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Blair
Barry Morse
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Jean Rousseau
Jon Granik
-
Raymond Kasai
Marcella Saint-Amant
-
Mrs. Rousseau
George Touliatos
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Barrientos
Gary Reineke
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Aramco
Chuck Shamata
-
Hillsman
Eli Rill
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Dominique
Harvey Atkin
-
Anwar
August Schellenberg
-
Minh
Dick Cavett
-
as himself
David Calderisi
-
Blair's assistant
Alberta Watson
-
Donna
Peter Sturgess
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janitor
Doug Lennox
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Stauffenberg
Robert Goodier
-
President
John Bayliss
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tank commander
Warren Van Evera
-
old terrorist
Sandra Scott
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Donna's mother
Gino Marrocco
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Donna's father
Bridget McCann
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Marie Narriman
Terry Doyle
-
ambassador
Eugene Amodeo
-
photographer
George R. Robertson
-
Colonel Lucas
Frank Praino
-
deputy minister
Richard Moffatt
-
air traffic controller
Steve Pernie
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air controller
Harvey Sokolov
-
radio operator
Alan Rosenthal
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plane pilot
Jean Cavall
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bartender
Geza Kovacs
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Blair's aide
Loris Biagini
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press secretary
Jeannie Elias
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embasssy girl
Sandy Crawley
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tank mechanic
Kathy May
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telephone operator
Allan Aarons
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sergeant major
Producer(s):
Credited as:
Christopher Dalton
-
Co-Producer(s):
Credited as:
David Hemmings
-
Associate Producer(s):
Credited as:
John M. Eckert
-
Executive Producer(s):
Credited as:
Robert M. Cooper
-
Ronald I. Cohen
-
Editor(s):
Credited as:
Stan Cole
-
John Victor Smith
-
Musician(s):
Ken Thorne
Photography:
Ousama Rawi
Location sound mixer(s):
Douglas Ganton
Support:
35mm col (Kodak 5247)
Festival:
Montréal (World Film Festival)
1978/8/25
Release:
London (Leicester Square)
1978/11/1
Paris (15 theatres)
1979/4/25
Co-finance:
Financial %:
Country production
70
Location(s):
Toronto
Camp Borden (Ont.)
New York (N.Y.)
Laboratory:
Medallion Film Laboratories Ltd. (Toronto)
Studio:
Studio 5-2-3 (Toronto)
Organization(s):
Distributor(s):
Canada
Danton Films
U.K.
Rank Film Distributors
CFFD Reference No.:
725
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Date modified:
2022-08-30
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