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That was an excellent one.

Admirable film.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This is a classic, I very much like Michael Rennie, he's a great actor and Hamilton does a good job also. Some fantastic special effects for it's time. There's a great cast of actors and lots of suspense. The final showdown is really something to see. Well I have to write some more lines here, don't want to give away any of the story, except to say the power is about something evil. Hamilton finally has to confront it and will he come out alive? You'll have to watch to find out. The soundtrack is beautiful and the photography is top notch so don't miss out on this classic film it's not outdated in any way.You won't be disappointed.

I rate this film as excellent, simply because it is so unique as science fiction goes. While particulars such as telekinesis are not in themselves very unique to the genre (and can often be trite and silly), when combined with the central theme of fear, is VERY unique. I cannot think of a single movie, regardless of its classification, that so powerfully and directly deals with the psychological reality of fear - and its destructive effect - as this film does.Of course, if the cast and director had failed to weave this central element of FEAR into the movie skillfully, then it could have easily been a silly forgettable film, or perhaps a not-so-forgettable, hilarious "bomb," remembered fondly and eternally only for being campy. Fortunately, the latter case was not realized, but instead an all-time classic science fiction piece that is remarkable for its singularity.I must also say that despite George Hamilton's reputation for being somewhat of a "ham," I thought he really did well in this, and in fact it is - for me - one of his most memorable roles.George Pal does his magic perfectly (and appropriately) in this movie (such as at the end, when Tanner (Hamilton) and Arthur Nordlund (Michael Rennie) are intimately involved in a surreal, powerful, metaphysical struggle. If you want to see FEAR represented symbolically in its quintessence - and at its most primordial - and represented in graphic form, then Pal's special effects in this scene bring it to life as it has never been done in cinema. It is not a cliché (for me, anyway . . .) to say that this final scene is truly "gripping" in its intensity. In addition, Michael Rennie is just PERFECT as the embodiment of all that is dark, powerful and "satanic." He makes a very Jungian symbol of evil here! I also thought Suzanne Pleshette performed quite well in this as the lead supporting actress.As in another underrated science fiction film of the era, "Colussus: The Forbin Project," one of the delights in seeing this film is its depiction of the optimistic pro-technical, pro-science attitude that was so pervasive in the sixties. One sees this, for example, in the architecture of the buildings at the beginning, where Tanner and Nordlund and Professor Margery Lansing (Pleshette)(along with some of the other co-stars) work . It gives it an ineffable, yet very concrete futuristic "feel" to the scene - something on the line of "Bucky Fuller meets Military-Industrial-complex." Yet, far from feeling "dark" at this point, one gets a very upbeat vibe from it.Likewise, some of the modern architecture in other buildings, such as a Frank Lloyd Wright-type house at one point, also underscores this feeling.There is one rather obvious goof in the movie, when Tanner is somehow "spotted" by the one of the pilots in some jet aircraft who are practicing at a target range. The possibility that a single man could be spotted by a pilot flying at high speed, and with little view of the ground (and in all likelihood, from a great altitude), is fairly remote, even though possible.There is, however, also a good comic touch sometimes, as when Tanner goes into an empty diner at one point, and the extreme-country twang of the singer's voice playing on the radio in the background will probably make anyone laugh, even lovers of country/western music! All in all, a superb film!

George Pal's/Byron Haskin's version of "The Power" (based on the good novel by Frank Robinson, not the baseball player) is actually pretty entertaining and thrilling despite the relatively poor production values - quite a bit of 1960s cheesiness - but still the cast of stalwarts gives it all and it is probably the best George Pal film after 1960's "The Time Machine." Acting kudos go to Michael Rennie, Aldo Ray (!!!) and even, who would have thought it, star George Hamilton. This is one of those films whose concept far exceeds its execution but I still feel somewhat generous as I remembered it fondly from my youth and seeing it about 30 years later found out that it held up pretty well.And a great score by Miklos Rozsa too.

This story was first televised live during the summer of 1956 on one of the high quality drama series that flourished during the 1950's. Perhaps it was The United States Steel Hour. I was an eleven year old kid at the time and was fascinated with the basic plot. I have searched for information about the original teleplay, but have been unsuccessful. Does anyone out there have any info on the TV broadcast of this story?Several years later, I read Frank M. Robinson's novel, from which the two movies were made and enjoyed the 1968 film version. It had a terrific musical score, featuring a zither-like instrument played with felt hammers. George Hamilton did a fine job in the lead role.