Power Play (1978 film)
| Power Play | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martyn Burke |
| Written by | Edward N. Luttwak Martyn Burke |
| Produced by | Bob Cooper (IV) Ronald I. Cohen Christopher Dalton |
| Starring | Peter O'Toole David Hemmings Donald Pleasence |
| Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
| Edited by | John Victor-Smith |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
|
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Canada |
| Language | English |
Power Play (also known as Coup d'Etat, A State of Shock and Operation Overthrow) 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.