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Absolute Power (1997)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
Runtime121 min
Rating15
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A 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.
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Absolute Power, the 1997 crime thriller directed by Clint Eastwood, is a compelling watch for fans of the acclaimed actor and director. Eastwood's gripping performance as a master thief caught up in a presidential scandal, alongside the stellar supporting cast including Gene Hackman and Ed Harris, make this a taut and suspenseful exploration of power and corruption.
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Absolute Power is a 1997 American political action 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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