Absolute Power

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Clint Eastwood	Luther Whitney
Gene Hackman	President Allen Richmond
Ed Harris	Seth Frank
Laura Linney	Kate Whitney
Scott Glenn	Bill Burton
Dennis Haysbert	Tim Collin
Judy Davis	Gloria Russell
E.G. Marshall	Walter Sullivan
Melora Hardin	Christy Sullivan
Kenneth Welsh	Sandy Lord (as Ken Welsh)

Director	Clint Eastwood
Producer	Clint Eastwood; Tom Rooker
Writer	David Baldacci; William Goldman

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