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| Directed by | Martyn Burke[1] |
| Written by | Edward N. Luttwak Martyn Burke[1] |
| Produced by | Bob Cooper (IV) Ronald I. Cohen Christopher Dalton[1] |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole David Hemmings Donald Pleasence |
| Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
| Edited by | John Victor-Smith |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors[1] |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Canada |
| Language | English |
Power Play (also known as Coup d'Etat,[2] A State of Shock and Operation Overthrow) is a 1978 British-Canadian political thriller film directed by Martyn Burke and starring Peter O'Toole and David Hemmings.[3] It was written by Burke and Edward N. Luttwak based on the latter's 1968 non-fiction strategy book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook.[4]
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- ^ Martin, Robert (17 March 1978). "Hard sell as important as bikinis at Cannes". The Globe and Mail. p. 15.
- ^ "Power Play". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Power Play". Monthly Film Bulletin. 5 (528). London: 179. 1 January 1978.