Charles Bronson
Joseph `'Jock'` Yablonski
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Act of Vengeance is a 1986 television movie starring Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, and Keanu Reeves in an early role. [1] Plot. The movie is based on the book, Act of Vengeance by Trevor Armbrister, a fact-based story about the corruption that occurred during the United Mine Workers ' presidential elections in 1969. [2] .
Apr 20, 1986 · Act of Vengeance: Directed by John Mackenzie. With Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brimley, Hoyt Axton. In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- John Mackenzie
- 1986-04-20
Bronson portrays Jock Yablonski, the united Mine Workers official who tried to refofm his union by challenging its ruthless, corrupt, all-powerful leader, Tony Boyle. In 1969, after a bitterelection battle, Yablonski was murdered.
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Act of Vengeance. Joseph "Jock" Yablonski (Charles Bronson) opposes United Mine Workers president Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and winds up dead in 1969.
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- John Mackenzie
- Drama
- Charles Bronson
In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
A television movie about Jock Yablonski, the United Mine Workers official whose battle for his union's Presidency brought him into deadly conflict with union boss Tony Boyle. The true story describes Yablonski's raw, courageous stand which runs afoul of Boyle, who orders the murders of Yablonski...
In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
