---
title: 'Power Play (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martyn Burke'
released: '1978-08-25'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/power-play-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078105/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Power Play (1978)

1978 · 102 min · Drama, Thriller · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Power Play is a 1978 British-Canadian political thriller film directed by Martyn Burke and starring Peter O'Toole and David Hemmings. It was written by Burke and Edward N. Luttwak based on the latter's 1968 non-fiction strategy book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martyn Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/martyn-burke)
- **Screenplay:** [Martyn Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/martyn-burke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ken Thorne](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-thorne)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ousama Rawi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ousama-rawi)
- **Editor:** [John Victor Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-victor-smith)

## Cast

- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence)
- [Gary Reineke](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-reineke)
- [Alberta Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberta-watson)
- [Barry Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-morse)
- [Peter O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-o-toole)
- [Harvey Atkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-atkin)
- [August Schellenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/august-schellenberg)
- [Dick Cavett](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-cavett)
- [David Hemmings](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hemmings)

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