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Power Play

Power Play (1978)

Thriller, Drama | UK, Canada

Director: Martyn Burke

Talking Pictures TV | Monday, 5 September 2022 | 03:45

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Rating: 5.9/10

SYNOPSIS

Action-filled thriller which takes place in an unspecified eastern European country, plagued by a corrupt government, terrorism and martial law. Sick of what they see happening to their nation, a retiring colonel and his friends have no alternative but to organise a daring and dangerous military coup d'etat.

Actors

Writer: Edward N. Luttwak, Martyn Burke

Producer: Ronald I. Cohen, Bob Cooper

RUNTIME: 102 min

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