Absolute Power | 
| Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 1644
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 121 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: DC2508D
ISBN: 0790731959
UPC: 012569250826
EAN: 9780790731957
ASIN: 0790731959
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1997
Release Date: July 8, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A MURDER HAS BEEN COMMITTED, THE EVIDENCE CONCEALED AND ONLY TWO MEN KNOW THE TRUTH. HE WAS WHERE HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AND SAW WHAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE SEEN. BUT WHO WILL BELIEVE THE WORD OF A CAREER THIEF AND EX-CON? WHO WILL TRUST LUTHER WHITNEY WHEN HE SAYS HE SAW A WOMAN KILLED AND THAT THE PRESIDENT IS GUILTY.
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Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the U.S. president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding heartbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon
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 Absolute Eastwood June 26, 2009
J. Wagner (Minneapolis, MN USA)
It is always difficult to rate a movie based off a book, but taking the film at face value, it was very entertaining. Ed Harris seems a little out of place but the rest of the cast was spot on. It is always a joy to view an Eastwood film.
 Riveting!! March 26, 2009
Shirley A. Yant (Sherrodsville, OH USA)
I listened to the book on tape and bought the movie. It follows it closely and is very exciting. Anything Clint Eastwood does is usually top-notch. Been a fan since "Rawhide" days.
Absolute Power July 30, 2008
R. Peterson (Northern California)
Absolute Power
Absolute Power, starring Clint Eastwood, is a well-cast, well-acted, fast-moving story. Good flick, one that can be seen again and again.
Don't look for Dirty Harry here March 15, 2008
Linda (CT, United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Absolute Power is about corruption - absolute power corrupts absolutely. Eastwood directs himself in this story of a very professional burglar who finds himself trapped in a closet while a murder is committed in the presence of none other than the American President. What is interesting about this fairly predictable plot is that he seems interested in portraying NOT Dirty Harry. The now aging Luther, having done his time and paid his debt to society, wants nothing more than to reconnect with his only child, a very successful attorney. She, on the other hand, disdains his overtures, knowing a tiger cannot change his stripes. The detective on the murder case convinces her to contact Luther; but, not surprisingly, the bad guys have tapped her phone.
Seeing Clint's softer, human side was a pleasure. If you study his real life, you know he is highly intelligent and concerned with the good of others, and it's satisfying to see those qualities on the screen.
Why would he stab himself????? March 1, 2008
Gunner (Bethlehem,Georgia)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Absolute Power DVD
Absolute Power, based on the book, Absolute Power was made in 1997(remember that date). In the movie Clint Eastwood plays a master thief who steals to support his art. He happens to break into a Washington D.C. mansion to burglarize the walk-in safe when he witnesses the murder of a very powerful man's wife through the one-way mirror.
Eastwood directs and produced this movie. One wonders if he was, also, the key grip for the movie, whatever that is.
Remember the date? Guess who was President then. Hint, his initials were W.J.C.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive.
Highly recommended for fans of Clint Eastwood.
Gunner March 2008
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