Van Heflin
Frank R. Enley
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Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan and featuring Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter. Directed by Fred Zinnemann and adapted for the screen by Robert L. Richards from a story by Collier Young, the film confronts the ethics of war and was one of the first to address the problems of World War II ...
- $1,290,000
- January 22, 1949 (NYC)
- William H. Wright
- Bronislau Kaper
Act of Violence: Directed by Fred Zinnemann. With Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor. An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1948-12-21
A seemingly successful young man, Frank Enley (Van Heflin) with wife and baby son is pursued relentlessly by his former best friend from the Army, Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) over an incident that occured when the two men were held in a Nazi prison camp. In short, Joe is out to kill Frank.
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A war veteran seeks revenge on his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp. IMDb provides three summaries of the film's plot, as well as trivia, cast and crew, and user reviews.
A former Nazi collaborator is hunted by his wartime comrade in this classic film noir. Read the plot summary, watch the opening credits, and explore the themes of betrayal, guilt, and revenge in this 1949 movie.
With one injured leg dragging behind, the stalker, Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan), visits Enley’s young wife Edith (Janet Leigh) at home before ultimately tracking down her husband at a builders convention, his singular aim to dispatch Enley for his misdeeds.
Act Of Violence - (Original Trailer) Former prisoner of war Robert Ryan is intent on killing fellow prisoner Van Heflin in the classic film noir Act Of Violence (1949).
