The Power *** (1968, Michael Rennie, George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Earl Holliman, Nehemiah Persoff, Arthur O’Connell, Aldo Ray, Barbara Nichols, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Carlson, Gary Merrill) – Classic Movie Review 12,005

Director Byron Haskin’s powerful 1968 sci-fi thriller The Power is based on a novel by Frank M Robinson, and stars Michael Rennie, George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Earl Holliman, Nehemiah Persoff, Arthur O’Connell, Aldo Ray, Barbara Nichols, Yvonne De Carlo, Richard Carlson, Gary Merrill, and Ken Murray.

A dastardly superbrain runs amok at a research institute, threatening George Hamilton, Earl Holliman and other sitting targets. Hamilton has the power of telekinesis, but then so does the evil superbrain who wants to kill him, and he doesn’t know who it is.

The hokey horror-sci-fi yarn plot is riddled with holes, but producer George Pal’s film romps home to victory anyway thanks to some interesting ideas, a good cast, several bizarre thrills and Miklos Rozsa’s effective music.

Also in the cast are Miiko Taka, Celia Lovsky, Barbara Nichols, Vaughn Taylor, Laurence Montaigne, Beverly Powers, and Forrest J Ackerman.

© Derek Winnert 2022 Classic Movie Review 12,005

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