 He decides that for the good of the country he must attempt to overthrow the regime and end the chaos.Worried only about infiltration by agents of the hated internal security chief, who knows he can expect no mercy, the colonel leads the plot to success, but realises too late that he overlooked the danger of a clique within his coup's own forces, and finds himself facing a firing squad along with those he has deposed.A UK-Canada co-production filmed in Canada and West Germany, "Power Play" includes scenes shot at the University of Toronto's University College quadrangle and hallways.