Absolute Power [1997]

Thriller, Crime, Drama

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
Penny Johnson	Laura Simon
Richard Jenkins	Michael McCarty
Mark Margolis	Red Brandsford
Elaine Kagan	Valerie
Alison Eastwood	Art Student
Yau-Gene Chan	Waiter
George Orrison	Airport Bartender
Charles McDaniel	Medical Examiner
John Lyle Campbell	Repairman
Kimber Eastwood	White House Tour Guide

Director	Clint Eastwood
Producer	Clint Eastwood; Michael Maurer; 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 US 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, Amazon.com