Power - Weg zur Macht (1986)
Wahlkampfmanager Pete St. John ist der beste seines Fachs. Bei einem Monatssalär von 25.000 Dollar plus Spesen hievt er mit medienwirksamen Kampagnen schwerreiche, aber gesichtslose Kandidaten in politische Ämter. Beim Versuch, den Nachfolger eines plötzlich zurückgetretenen Senators zu lancieren, ergeben sich unerwartete Probleme: sein Telefon wird abgehört und jemand versucht, ihn mit dem Wagen von der Straße abzudrängen. Pete ist einem noch mächtigeren Manager ins Gehege gekommen. Mit Hilfe seiner Ex-Frau, einer Journalistin, deckt er eine großangelegte Intrige auf und schlägt sich auf die Seite des Gegenkandidaten.
Der Regisseur: Sidney Lumet
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Richard Gere as Pete St. John |
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Denzel Washington as Arnold Billings |
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Gene Hackman as Wilfred Buckley |
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Julie Christie as Ellen Freeman |
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Kate Capshaw as Sydney Betterman |
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E.G. Marshall as Senator Sam Hastings |
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J.T. Walsh as Jerome Cade |
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Beatrice Straight as Claire Hastings |
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Fritz Weaver as Wallace Furman |
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E. Katherine Kerr as Irene Furman |
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Michael Learned as Gov. Andrea Stannard |
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Omar Torres as Roberto Cepeda |
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Polly Rowles as Lucille DeWitt |
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Matt Salinger as Phillip Aarons |
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Tom Mardirosian as Sheikh |
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Ricardo Gallarzo Jr. as Interpreter (as Ricardo Gallarzo) |
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Jessica James as Helen |
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Glenn Kezer as Frank McKusker |
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Douglas Newell as David Garber |
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Scott Harlan as Ralph Andropwicz |
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Ed Van Nuys as Charles Whiting |
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Nick Flynn as Wilson Jacobs |
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Noel Harrison as Leonard Thompson |
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Jackson Beck as The Voice (voice) |
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Leila Danette as Poor Woman |
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Kevin Hagen as Cop |
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Timothy Jecko as Business Executive |
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Margaret Barker as Wealthy Matron |
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D. B. Sweeney as College Student |
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Linda DeNiro as Desk Clerk |
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Lynn Klugman as Video Technician |
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John Robert Evans as Senator #1 |
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Elizabeth Kendrick as Receptionist |
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Jim Hartz as Commentator |
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Roger Grimsby as Commentator |
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Margaret Hall as Commentator |
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Brad Holbrook as Commentator |
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Donna Hanover as Commentator |
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Frank Casey as Commentator |
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Kristi Witker as Commentator |
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Marvin Scott as Anchorman |
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Daryl Edwards as Waiter |
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Martha Pinson as Assistant |
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Jack Zahniser as Jack the Pilot |
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Burke Pearson as City Clerk |
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Janet Sarno as Moderator |
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Robert Fieldsteel as Assistant Director |
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Gregory Wagrowski as Assistant Director |
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Ron Stein as Stunt Cameraman |
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Robert Kruger as Barry |
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Eldo Ray Estes as Campaign Aide (uncredited) |
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Tony D. Head as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Lynda Lenet as Cocktail Waitress (uncredited) |
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Tomas Moore as TV News Photographer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Writing | David Himmelstein | Writer |
| Production | Kenneth Utt | Production Manager |
| Camera | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Cy Coleman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hank Muller | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Production | Reene Schisgal | Producer |
| Production | Mark Tarlov | Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Glattes | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Cranzano | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Joy Todd | Casting |
| Production | Kenneth Utt | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Art | Thomas C. Tonery | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Art | William Barclay | Art Direction |
| Art | Peter S. Larkin | Production Design |
