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The Power of One

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The Power of One
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PG13,2hrs 6min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
March 1, 1992
Director:
John G. Avildsen
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman, Armin Mueller-Stahl  ...more
Synopsis: John G. Avildsen, director of Rocky and The Karate Kid, adapts Bryce Courtenay's compassionate novel about the coming of age of a white anti-apartheid activist during the years of World War II in South Africa. Avildsen cumbersomely grafts Courtenay's tale of fighting apartheid onto a Hollywood-style fight-for-the-championship bout. Seven-year-old P.K. (Guy Witcher) is a white South African raised on his family's farm by his Zulu nanny. When his mother takes ill, he is sent away to an Afrikaner boarding ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong, AMG Review
The late '80s and early '90s saw numerous stories of Afrikaner atrocities hit the big screen -- so many, in fact, that it became a challenge to differentiate between them. With John G. Avildsen at the helm, The Power of One should be easy to remember as "the boxing one." Truth be told, though, pugilism is only a small part of this sprawling story of early apartheid, as the director of such crowd pleasers ... Full Review
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Stephen Dorff
P.K. at age 18
Morgan Freeman
Geel Piet
Armin Mueller-Stahl
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John Gielgud
Headmaster St. John
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