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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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One of the first post-war film noirs to examine the effects of World War II on returning soldiers, Act of Violence (1948) is especially significant for tackling another controversial topic for its time - wartime ethics on the battlefield.
Act of Violence. 1948. Directed by Fred Zinnemann. The manhunt no woman could stop! A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew.
