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| Julie Christie | ... | ||
| Gene Hackman | ... | ||
| Kate Capshaw | ... | ||
| Denzel Washington | ... | ||
| E.G. Marshall | ... |
Senator Sam Hastings
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| Beatrice Straight | ... | ||
| Fritz Weaver | ... |
Wallace Furman
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| Michael Learned | ... |
Governor Andrea Stannard
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| J.T. Walsh | ... |
Jerome Cade
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| E. Katherine Kerr | ... |
Irene Furman
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| Polly Rowles | ... |
Lucille DeWitt
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Matt Salinger | ... |
Phillip Aarons
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| Tom Mardirosian | ... |
Sheikh
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Omar Torres | ... |
Roberto Cepeda
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Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client, Ohio senator Sam Hastings, decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade. In parallel, and unaware of the potential dangers, he proceeds to unravel the mystery surrounding Hastings dropping out, with the aide of his ex-wife, a prominent Washington-based journalist. But interests more powerful than local arm wrestling are at stake, and things start going awry. Written by Jaber <[email protected]>
Power was at first a dauntingly big movie to take in. Looking at it from the perspective of the lead character played by Gere (Pete St John) ... what you'll see here is a man working like a dog trying to promote a range of political candidates all over a big country. On the surface it looks like he's working only for the money. But as you dig deeper, he actually is very carefull about his work.
I felt the movie was very accurate in showing us what happens in a major league PR Firm. And as it turns out the side comments Pete St John makes (Gere) and his staff show the true challenges their job entails. It's both educational and accurate.
I liked the movie a lot. It has inspired me to work in the PR field. And I recommend anyone to watch it and learn from it.