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1 November 1978 (UK)
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Their objective... to steal a nation! Their plan... to strike without warning! Their agreement... to share the spoils! Their only obstacle... each other!
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A group of military officers, angered and frustrated by the corruption and repression of the current government...
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jeu de puissance
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(Credited cast)| Eugene Amodeo | ... | Photographer | |
| Harvey Atkin | ... | Anwar | |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Himself | |
| Jon Granik | ... | Colonel Raymond Kasai | |
| David Hemmings | ... | Colonel Anthony Narriman | |
| Barry Morse | ... | Dr. Jean Rousseau | |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | Colonel Zeller | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Blair | |
| Gary Reineke | ... | Aramco | |
| Eli Rill | ... | Dominique | |
| Alan Rosenthal | ... | Plane Pilot | |
| Marcella Saint-Amant | ... | Mrs. Rousseau | |
| August Schellenberg | ... | Minh | |
| Chuck Shamata | ... | Hillsman | |
| George Touliatos | ... | Barrientos | |
| Alberta Watson | ... | Donna |
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Coup D'État (Canada: English title) (working title)
Le jeu de la puissance (Canada: French title) (dubbed version)
Operation Overthrow
State of Shock
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Le jeu de la puissance (Canada: French title) (dubbed version)
Operation Overthrow
State of Shock
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Germany:102 min | USA:102 min
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Colonel Zeller:
Those are not our tanks out there. They are my tanks.
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truly fantastic screen play about a putsch --- excellent acting all round --- donald pleasance as the cia/cid inteligence chief magnificient --- it only gets worse says the cleaning man , but who is he really who is anyone --- the good guys and bad guys are indistinguishable!