The Power and the Glory (Gentle Giant album) The Power and the Glory (Gentle Giant album) The Power and the Glory is the sixth album by the British progressive rock group Gentle Giant, released in 1974. Contrary to popular belief, the title of the album and its many lyrical themes were not inspired by author Graham Greene's novel of the same name, although Derek Shulman was aware of Greene's novel. Guitarist Gary Green has cited this album as his favourite by the band. The concept album focused on an individual who means to do good using political power. He finds himself tempted to abuse the power, as have
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