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词条 Power Play (1978 film)
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Cast

  3. Production

  4. Reception

  5. Notes

  6. External links

{{EngvarB|date=March 2016}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}{{Infobox film
| name = Power Play
| image = PowerPlay1978.jpg
| writer = Edward N. Luttwak
Martyn Burke[1]
| director = Martyn Burke[1] |
| producer = Bob Cooper (IV)
Ronald I. Cohen
Christopher Dalton[1]
| music = Ken Thorne
| cinematography = Ousama Rawi
| editing = John Victor-Smith
| distributor = Rank Film Distributors Ltd[1]|
| starring = Peter O'Toole
David Hemmings
Donald Pleasence
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1978}}
| country = United Kingdom
Canada
| language = English
}}Power Play is a 1978 British-Canadian thriller film starring Peter O'Toole and David Hemmings, based on the non-fiction strategy book A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak.[2]

The film was also known as Coup d'Etat.[3]

Plot

A small group of military officers frustrated by the corruption of a fictional contemporary European government decide that they must overthrow the current administration. But the coup's leader worries that there is a spy in their group.

Cast

  • Peter O'Toole - Colonel Zeller
  • David Hemmings - Colonel Narriman
  • Donald Pleasence - Blair
  • Barry Morse - Jean Rousseau
  • George Touliatos - Barrientos
  • Harvey Atkin - Anwar
  • August Schellenberg - Minh
  • Chuck Shamata - Hillsman

Production

A UK-Canada co-production filmed in Canada and West Germany, Power Play includes scenes shot at the University of Toronto's University College quadrangle and hallways. Portions were also filmed at Canadian Forces Base Borden, and at Canadian Forces Base Toronto in Downsview.

The flag of the film's unnamed republic, "a generic country with no specific geography or culture" was green, yellow and black.

It was one of the first films financed under Canadian tax concessions.[4]

Reception

The film won Best Screenplay at the Canadian Film Awards.[5]

Notes

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1. ^{{cite web | title =Power Play (1978) | work =movies.yahoo.com | url =https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800107561/cast | accessdate=2006-09-05}}
2. ^POWER PLAYMonthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 45, Iss. 528, (Jan 1, 1978): 179.
3. ^Hard sell as important as bikinis at CannesMartin, Robert. The Globe and Mail 17 Mar 1978: P.15.
4. ^Canadian calls the shots at U.S. cable giant Toronto Star 16 Nov 1988: B9.
5. ^Unseen Silent Partner sweeps film awardsScott, Jay. The Globe and Mail 22 Sep 1978: P.14.

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0078105|Power Play}}
  • {{rotten-tomatoes|1016626-power_play}}
  • http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/reviews2010/power_play.htm
  • http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fic_popl.html#uc
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10 : 1978 films|Films based on non-fiction books|Canadian films|British films|Films directed by Martyn Burke|Films about rebellions|Films about coups d'état|1970s thriller films|Screenplays by Martyn Burke|Films set in a fictional European country

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