The Power of One (1992)

Regisseur:

John G. Avildsen

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Bryce Courtenay (novel)
Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

27. März 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

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:

Dead Chicken | Shower Scene | Swastika | Bullying | Apartheid

Filmpreise:

1 win & 4 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Powerful but informative

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Puissance de l'ange, La (France)
Im Glanz der Sonne (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

127 Min

Produktionsland:

Australia | France | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

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

Drehorte:

Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK

Firma:

Alcor Films

Dies und das:

This is Daniel Craig's theatrical film debut.

Dialogzitate:

[last lines]
P.K.: I remember my nanny would tell me, that if I listened to the wind, I would hear the voices of my past. I listened, and heard Doc talk about justice, I heard Geel Piet talk about hope, I heard Daboola Manzi, the odd medicine man, talk about courage. I heard Maria. These are the voice of my life, the voices of Africa. These are the voices I carry with me, as Duma and I set out, to bring our country closer to a better tomorrow.

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Soundtrack:

Jim Takata Kanjani

Powerful but informative

Having read both the book and watched the film, this is a great film.

Although lacking a lot of the depth and detail the book had it still captures the essence that Bryce Courtenay used in the book.

I myself grew up in South Africa during Apartheid and it was indeed a tragedy, this book captures what I saw during my time to the letter. The governing powers feared the tribes and from this grew hate,from hate anger.

I read the book whilst still in South Africa as a teenager and it left me with a tear more than once. The Film has been skillfully crafted as well as any adaptation can be done and still leaves me with a lump every time that pinnacle line is uttered: 'Little beat Big, If little is smart. First with the head, then with the Heart'

A shame that Robert Kamen didn't put the same emphasis that came from the book.