The Power of One (1992)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writers (WGA):

Bryce Courtenay (novel)
Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 March 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

An exhilarating epic of a triumph of the heart.

Plot:

The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named Peekay and his passion for changing the world...

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Concentration Camp | Racial | Urination Scene | Defecation Scene

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Nomadlozi Kubheka	...	Nanny
Agatha Hurle	...	Midwife
Nigel Ivy	...	P.K. Newborn
Tracy Brooks Swope	...	Mother
Brendan Deary	...	P.K. Infant
Winston Mangwarara	...	Tonderai Infant
Guy Witcher	...	P.K. Age 7
Tonderai Masenda	...	Tonderai
Cecil Zilla Mamanzi	...	Ranch Foreman
John Turner	...	Afrikaner Minister
Robbie Bulloch	...	Jaapie Botha
Gordon Arnell	...	Minister at Mother's Funeral
Jeremiah Mnisi	...	Dabula Manzi
Armin Mueller-Stahl	...	Doc
Paul Tingay	...	Grandfather

Also Known As:

La puissance de l'ange (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some areas of strong violence.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Australia | France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #31619) | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

Alcor Films

Trivia:

This is Daniel Craig's theatrical film debut.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: After Maria's funeral, PK is seen riding his bicycle into Alexandra. In the background are four cooling towers for a nuclear power plant. This part of the film is set in the early 1950s, and South Africa's first nuclear power plant didn't go online until 1984. In fact, the first nuclear power plant to produce electricity wasn't built until 1954 in the Soviet Union.

Quotes:

Doc: To have a brain is not a sin, but to have a brain and not use it, that is a sin.

Movie Connections:

References The Karate Kid (1984)

Soundtrack:

Dlala Ndlova

Okay then...

Judging by the user comments, it would (definitely) seem that you guys think that 'The Power Of One' didn't have a snowballs chance in Hell of being a favorite with you guys, and that it was pretty much a waste of money (Stop me if I'm wrong). Am I right?

Well, I had to study the movie for an English assignment a week ago, and while these kind of movies usually bore the **** out of me, I found 'The Power Of One' to be a moving, and inspirational film. Of course, I haven't read the book (a book with that many pages? Hell no!) - and we all know that books are usually better.

But anyway, I really liked this film. Stephen Dorff's and Morgan Freeman's performances were great as eighteen-year-old P.K. and Gail Peit (or however the hell you spell his last name). And while Fay Masterston as Maria is an okay actress, she appears to be in the film for absolutely no reason at all.

Well, I still think 'The Power Of One' is a really good movie, no matter how many people pan it.