The Power (1968)
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- Approved
- 1h 48min
- Sci-Fi, Thriller
- 21 Feb 1968 (USA)
- Movie
One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis - the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and how to stop them.
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Cast verified as complete
| George Hamilton | ... |
Jim Tanner
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| Suzanne Pleshette | ... |
Margery Lansing
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| Richard Carlson | ... |
N. E. Van Zandt
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| Yvonne De Carlo | ... |
Sally Hallson
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| Earl Holliman | ... |
Talbot Scott
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| Gary Merrill | ... |
Mark Corlane
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| Ken Murray | ... |
Grover
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| Barbara Nichols | ... |
Flora
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| Arthur O'Connell | ... |
Henry Hallson
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| Nehemiah Persoff | ... |
Carl Melnicker
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| Aldo Ray | ... |
Bruce
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| Michael Rennie | ... |
Arthur Nordlund
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| Miiko Taka | ... |
Mrs. Van Zandt
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| Celia Lovsky | ... |
Mrs. Hallson
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| Vaughn Taylor | ... |
Mr. Hallson
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| Lawrence Montaigne | ... |
Briggs
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Beverly Powers | ... |
Sylvia
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| Forrest J. Ackerman | ... |
Delegate A.C. Fogbottom (uncredited)
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David Armstrong | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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William Burnside | ... |
Fun House Onlooker (uncredited)
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Robert Deman | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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Ken DuMain | ... |
Fun House Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Minta Durfee | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Daniel Elam | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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Ed Haskett | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| George Holmes | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Boyd 'Red' Morgan | ... |
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
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John Pedrini | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Anthony Redondo | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Frieda Rentie | ... |
Fun House Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Hank Robinson | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Byron Haskin | ||
Written by
| John Gay | ... | (screenplay) |
| Frank M. Robinson | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| George Pal | ... | producer |
Music by
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | (as Miklos Rozsa) |
Cinematography by
| Ellsworth Fredericks | ... | director of photography (as Ellsworth Fredricks) |
Editing by
| Thomas J. McCarthy | ||
Art Direction by
| George W. Davis | ||
| Merrill Pye | ||
Set Decoration by
| Henry Grace | ||
| Don Greenwood Jr. | ||
Makeup Department
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ralph W. Nelson | ... | unit production manager |
| Lindsley Parsons Jr. | ... | assistant production manager: MGM (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| E. Darrell Hallenbeck | ... | assistant director |
| Art Levinson | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Arnold Goode | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| J. McMillan Johnson | ... | special visual effects |
| Gene Warren | ... | special visual effects |
| Wah Chang | ... | special visual effects (uncredited) |
| Pete Kleinow | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
| David Pal | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Miklós Rózsa | ... | conductor (as Miklos Rozsa) |
| Laurindo Almeida | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Buddy Collette | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Carl Fortina | ... | musician: accordion (uncredited) |
| Caesar Giovannini | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Red Mitchell | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| David Tamkin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Gae Griffith | ... | assistant to producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (France) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1968) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1970) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Fotorama (1970) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1970) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- CBS (1970) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Private Island Audio (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Biologist Jim Tanner is part of a select government research team that includes beautiful geneticist Margery Lansing. Anthropologist Henry Hallson discovers what he believes is evidence of a person among them with psychic abilities including telekinesis. When he warns the team he is murdered the same night. When Tanner becomes a suspect in the murder he starts investigating the claims with help from Lansing. Written by Roland |
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| Taglines | YOU feel it until you can't feel anything at all! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Miklós Rózsa's score is one of the few movie scores to make extensive use of the cimbalom. The instrument can be seen being played at the beginning of the film. See more » |
| Goofs | During Tanner's high speed jeep ride into the desert the tires squeal even though they're traveling on sand. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Night Train to Terror (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | String Quartet No.1: Andante Cantabile See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Jim Tanner: They say that power corrupts, and that absolute power... I wonder... See more » |