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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 veterans.
- $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
Act of Violence (1949) Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan and featuring Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter. This is the week of the Noir Flilm Festival in Washington, D.C. which I eagerly await every year. Tonight was my first night in town after an unavoidable commitment; and this rare film ...
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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.
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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.
Synopsis. At a Memorial Day celebration in the small town of Santa Lisa, California, contractor Frank R. Enley, a World War II Veteran, is honored for bringing a new housing project to the town. On the same day, Joe Parkson, a mysterious and disabled war veteran, arrives in Santa Lisa hoping to find Frank and kill him.
Film noir was a powerful reflection of American postwar anxiety, but rarely was that anxiety addressed so directly and literally as in Fred Zinnemann’s masterpiece, Act of Violence, the story of war veteran Frank Enley (Van Heflin) who’s haunted not only by deep psychological scars but by a living, vengeful comrade who stalks Enley from coast to coast, refusing to forgive his betrayal in ...
