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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 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.
Absolute Power: Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney. Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).
The most memorable scene of the film is without doubt the one where Harris and Eastwood act opposite each other in the coffee bar: the two actors draw out the best in each other. They are helped in this by a very sharp and often witty script from William Goldman, which never fails to grip throughout the film's two hour length.
Feb 14, 1997 · Some of best scenes in "Absolute Power'' involve dialogue. The cop immediately fingers Luther Whitney as a possible suspect (he's one of "only six guys alive'' who could have gotten into the mansion), and interviews him in a museum dining room.
Dec 22, 2023 · Absolute Power keeps audiences hooked from beginning to end. The film’s cinematography includes stunning wide shots of iconic Washington, D.C. landmarks. The visuals add to the authenticity and grandeur of the setting.
Oct 9, 2011 · The scene in which Whitney witnesses the crime from behind a two-way mirror is perhaps the film’s best, Eastwood face bathed in darkness, leaving us to see only the painful conflict in his eyes. Should he step forth and intervene, thereby exposing himself mid-burglary, or should he maintain his freedom and allow a woman to be raped?
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When she attacks him with a letter opener in self defense, Secret Service agents Bill Burton (Scott Glenn) and Tim Collin (Dennis Haysbert) shoot her to death. Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (Judy Davis) arrives and makes the scene appear as if a burglar killed Sullivan's wife.
