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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 ...
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.
- (5.7K)
- 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.
- 82 min
- 1753
- instrumentalcase
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank actually aided his Nazi captors, and he closely guards this secret! Frank's shameful past comes back to visit him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) emerges, intent on making the turncoat pay for his betrayal.
Summaries. An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp. War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town.
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley (Van Heflin) is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank actually aided his Nazi captors, and he closely guards this secret. Frank's shameful ...
- (14)
- Crime, Drama
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 ...
