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The Power of One is a 1992 drama film directed and edited by John G. Avildsen, loosely based on Bryce Courtenay's 1989 novel of the same title. The film stars Stephen Dorff, John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Daniel Craig in his feature film debut.
The Power of One. The Power of One is a novel by South African born, Australian author Bryce Courtenay, first published in 1989. Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, it tells the story of an English boy, who through the course of the story, acquires the name of Peekay. In the film version, the protagonist's given name is Peter ...
- Bryce Courtenay
- 1989
Sep 29, 1996 · “The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama.” –The New York Times “Unabashedly uplifting . . . asserts forcefully what all of us would like to believe: that the individual, armed with the spirit of independence–‘the power of one’–can prevail.” –Cleveland Plain Dealer In 1939, as Hitler casts ...
- Bryce Courtenay
- $9.99
- Ballantine Books
Mar 27, 1992 · Based on a novel by Bryce Courtenay, the film follows the life of PK, an English orphan who becomes a boxer and a symbol of hope in apartheid-era South Africa. Starring Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Daniel Craig, the film received mixed reviews and awards.
- (11K)
- Drama, Sport
- John G. Avildsen
- 1992-03-27
Jan 1, 2001 · Bryce Courtenay. In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams, which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for ...
- (89.9K)
- Paperback
- Bryce Courtenay
The novel follows Peekay, a white South African boy, from age five to seventeen, as he faces racism, abuse, and injustice. He develops a passion for boxing and a sense of "the power of one" to fight for his dreams and his friends.
The Power of One. It's the 1930s, and as the people he cares for die or leave his village, young South African P.K. bonds with much older Doc (Armin Mueller-Stahl). A foreigner, Doc is detained ...
- (18)
- Drama
- PG-13
