The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named P.K. and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen (a.k.a. "Doc"), a friend of his grandfather. Doc develops P.K.'s piano talent and P.K. becomes "assistant gardener" in Doc's cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is placed in prison for failure to register with the English government as a foreigner. P.K. makes frequent visits and meets Geel Piet, an inmate, who teaches him to box. Geel Piet spreads the myth of the Rainmaker, the one who brings peace to all of the tribes. P.K. is cast in the light of this myth. After the war P.K. attends an English private school where he continues to box. He meets a young girl, Maria, with whom he falls in love. Her father, Professor Daniel Marais, is a leader of the Nationalist Party of South Africa. The two fight to teach the natives English as P.K.'s popularity grows via the myth. Maria is killed. P.K. looses focus until he sees the success of his language school among the tribes. He and Guideon Duma continue the work in hopes of building a better future for Africa.
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Nomadlozi Kubheka | Nanny |
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Agatha Hurle | Midwife |
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Nigel Ivy | P.K. Newborn |
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Tracy Brooks Swope | Mother |
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Brendan Deary | P.K. Infant |
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Winston Mangwarara | Tonderai Infant |
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Guy Witcher | P.K. Age 7 |
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Tonderai Masenda | Tonderai |
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Cecil Zilla Mamanzi | Ranch Foreman |
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John Turner | Afrikaner Minister |
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Robbie Bulloch | Jaapie Botha |
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Gordon Arnell | Minister at Mother's Funeral |
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Jeremiah Mnisi | Dabula Manzi |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl | Doc |
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Paul Tingay | Grandfather |
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Hywell Williams | Captain |
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Michael Brunner | Cmdt. Van Zy |
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Clive Russell | Sgt. Bormann |
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Gert van Niekerk | Lt. Smit |
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Morgan Freeman | Geel Piet |
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Simon Fenton | P.K. Age 12 |
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Winston Ntshona | Mlungisi |
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Ed Beeten | Prison Commissioner |
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John Gielgud | St. John |
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Stephen Dorff | P.K. Age 18 |
| Director | John G. Avildsen |
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| Writer | Bryce Courtenay, Robert Mark Kamen | |
| Producer | Graham Burke, Roy Button, Greg Coote, Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther, Doug Seelig | |
| Musician | Hans Zimmer | |
| Photography | Dean Semler | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | 1.85:1 |
| Audio Tracks | English Dolby Surround 5.0 |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Warner Brothers |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Jun 22, 1999 |
| Regions | Region 1 |