'' Absolute Power '' is a 1997 American political thriller film produced by , directed by , and starring Clint Eastwood as a master jewel thief who witnesses the killing of a woman by Secret Service agents . The screenplay by William Goldman is based on the 1996 novel '' Absolute Power '' by David Baldacci . Screened at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival , the film also stars Gene Hackman , Ed Harris , Laura Linney , Judy Davis , Scott Glenn and Dennis Haysbert . It was also the last screen appearance of E. G. Marshall
1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
Absolute Power (film)