The Power of One (film)

The Power of One
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn G. Avildsen
Screenplay byRobert Mark Kamen
Based onThe Power of One
by Bryce Courtenay
Produced byArnon Milchan
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byJohn G. Avildsen
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 27 March 1992 (1992-03-27)
Running time
127 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Australia
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18 million
Box office$2.8 million

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.

Set in South Africa during World War II and the years immediately afterwards, the film centers on the life of Peter "PK" Keith, an English South African boy raised under apartheid, and his conflicted relationships with a German pianist, a Coloured boxing coach and an Afrikaner romantic interest.

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog filmography". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.