The Power and the Glory (1961 film) The Power and the Glory (1961 film) The Power and the Glory is a 1961 American TV film based on the novel "The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene. It was produced by David Susskind for Talent Associates-Paramount. The production was shot for American TV but also distributed theatrically overseas. It was Olivier's second performance for American television following an acclaimed production of "The Moon and Sixpence" which won him an Emmy. Playwright Dale Wassterman wrote the script in seven days. David Susskind originally wanted Richard Burton to co star with Olivier. The project was announced in April 1961
The Power and the Glory (1933 film) a method of telling a dramatic story." Sturges' screenplay was widely praised. It was published in book form in 1934, and he received the 1933 "Hollywood Reporter" Award of Merit for Best Original Story. When film critic Pauline Kael wrote "Raising Kane", her seminal 1971 "New Yorker" article on the genesis of "Citizen Kane", "The Power and the Glory" was virtually a "lost film". After writing about how Hollywood had praised the movie back in 1933 by putting up a bronze plaque on the New York movie theater where it had its premiere, she chided the movie industry for failing