Stephen Dorff
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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.
Mar 27, 1992 · The Power of One: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Nomadlozi Kubheka, Agatha Hurle, Nigel Ivy, Tracy Brooks Swope. An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
- (11K)
- Drama, Sport
- John G. Avildsen
- 1992-03-27
The Power of One: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Nomadlozi Kubheka, Agatha Hurle, Nigel Ivy, Tracy Brooks Swope. An English boy, living in Africa during World War II, through his boxing prowess, becomes a symbol of hope, in a time of war.
Mar 27, 1992 · “The Power of One” begins with a canvas that involves all of the modern South African dilemma, and ends as a boxing movie. Somewhere in between, it loses its way. The film, which spans the years surrounding the Second World War, tells the story of a young English-speaking boy who is sent to an Afrikaanslanguage boarding school, where a neo-Nazi clique makes his life miserable. He fights ...
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)
- John G. Avildsen
- PG-13
- Stephen Dorff
Mar 27, 1992 · March 27, 1992 12 AM PT. TIMES FILM CRITIC. “The Power of One” is a serenely unworried film, untroubled by distinctions that would give other motion pictures pause. Under the determined ...
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The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named Peekay and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen (a.k.a. "Doc"), a friend of his grandfather.
