Power

Jan 31, 1986

1h 51m

★ 5.9

More seductive than sex… More addictive than any drug… More precious than gold. And one man can get it for you. For a price.

Overview

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...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Polar Entertainment

Lorimar Motion Pictures

Power Trailers

Cast

Pete St. John

Richard Gere

Arnold Billings

Denzel Washington

Wilfred Buckley

Gene Hackman

Ellen Freeman

Julie Christie

Sydney Betterman

Kate Capshaw

Senator Sam Hastings

E.G. Marshall

Jerome Cade

J. T. Walsh

Claire Hastings

Beatrice Straight

Wallace Furman

Fritz Weaver

Irene Furman

E. Katherine Kerr

Gov. Andrea Stannard

Michael Learned

Roberto Cepeda

Omar Torres

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