The Power of One |  | Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: Stephen Dorff, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Morgan Freeman, Nomadlozi Kubheka, Agatha Hurle
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 5234
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: WARD12411D
ISBN: 0790740850
UPC: 085391241126
EAN: 9780790740850
ASIN: 0790740850
Theatrical Release Date: March 27, 1992
Release Date: June 22, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
PK, an English orphan, is bullied by his Afrikaner classmates over his political beliefs, but an African teaches him how to box and that one person can make a difference.
Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 11/02/04
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
Language: ENGLISH
Foreign Film: noSubtitles: no
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve
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 rough but effective January 18, 2010
Crista S. Forest
Very good movie but a little tough to take at times. Not a movie for the faint of heart. Definitely got the point across.
The Power of One September 29, 2009
Neil Bustamante (Reno, NV)
A very good adaptation of the events that transpired in South Africa. Many similarities could be made for the modern day. Excellent acting by all involved.I always love Morgan Freeman as he adds so much depth to a film
 Very Disappointing August 10, 2009
Wind World (Redmond, WA)
If you've not read the book, you'll find this movie to be a disjoint, contrived, poorly acted and moralistic B movie. If you've read the book, you'll wish you never saw the movie, if you even recognize the two as related.
It's amazing that a director can illicit mediocre performances from Morgan Freeman and John Gielgud. Gielgud is actually barely in the movie despite being listed third on the cover. Yet the three scenes he is in are awkward, out of context, and included only to introduce banal platitudes that weren't even in the original story. The little guy that plays young PeeKay is cute and easily likable, but he has two facial expressions, and the happy one is clearly faked. The "actor" playing the older PeeKay seems straight out of the local high school musical, as believable as a plastic plant.
The most compelling aspects of the novel, the characters and the relationships, were entirely missing from the screenplay. Doc, who aside from PeeKay is the novel's most unique and interesting character, who imbued the story with much of its magic, and whose intimate and symbiotic relationship with PeeKay was a central theme of the novel, is reduced to a tutor who is functional rather than insightful, and who simply elects to leave the story for no reason other than selfish convenience. Their deep relationship, their magical find, and the profound effect Doc's death has on PeeKay weren't even in the screenplay! Peekay, himself, was portrayed as arrogant, moralistic and not especially brilliant, all exactly contrary to the novel. Morrie ended up a virtually silent side-kick.
In short, the movie is a hack and boring, nothing like the powerful and moving novel. I often wonder how directors producing such junk can even show up for the premier. There's a reason why this movie costs next to nothing. I'm sorry I paid even that.
A Transpersonal Message June 3, 2009
Robert Harper (The woods of Maine)
This is a wonderful film, as was the book with the same title. In addition to the well focused storyline of fighting apartheid in South Africa there is also a well developed story of mans relationship with nature and the environment. A transpersonal relationship to a greater source of knowledge if one just opens ones eyes. A film of beauty with many lessons.
 Delayed but decent March 26, 2009
K. Snyder
The product was in great condition and exactly as described. However, it took 1 week OVER the expected time to arrive, making the delivery time well over a month to arrive. I would not order with them again as I can't afford to not know when or if the product will arrive. Sorry!
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