| Firepower | |
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| Directed by | Michael Winner |
| Written by | Gerald Wilson |
| Based on | story by Bill Kerby Michael Winner |
| Produced by | Michael Winner |
| Starring | Sophia Loren James Coburn O. J. Simpson Eli Wallach Victor Mature Jake LaMotta |
| Cinematography | Robert Paynter |
| Edited by | Michael Winner |
| Music by | Gato Barbieri |
Production companies | ITC Entertainment Michael Winner Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated Film Distribution |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million[1] |
| Box office | $1.2 million (US rentals)[2] |
Firepower (aka Fire Power) is a 1979 British action-thriller film directed by Michael Winner and starring Sophia Loren, James Coburn, O. J. Simpson and Eli Wallach.[3][4] It was the final film in the career of actor Victor Mature. The film was poorly reviewed by critics who objected to its convoluted plot, though the lead performances and filming locations were generally praised.[5]
- ^ Reed, Rex (1979). Travolta to Keaton. Morrow Reed. p. 52.
- ^ Epstein, Andrew. "The big thuds of 1979 – Films that flopped, badly." Los Angeles Times, 27 April 1980, p. 6.
- ^ "Firepower". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Review: 'Firepower'." Allmovie, 2019. Retrieved: 3 September 2019.
- ^ Halliwell 1989, pp. 248–249.