Absolute Power (1997)
- Directed by
- Clint Eastwood
- Genre
- political thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 1,260 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A master jewel thief witnesses a murder committed by Secret Service agents while robbing a mansion. He becomes a target as he tries to survive and expose a powerful conspiracy involving the President.
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What happens
Absolute Power is a 1997 American political 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". Absolute Power was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on February 14, 1997. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $92.8 million against a $50 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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