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Act of Violence

Cast

Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor View All


Crew

Fred Zinnemann (Director), Collier Young (Story), Robert L. Richards (Screenplay) View All

Release: Jan. 22nd, 1949
Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes
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.
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Citizen Rules
"An embittered, vengeful POW (Robert Ryan) stalks his former commanding officer (Van Heflin) who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp..
PHOENIX74
Much of it's tension comes directly from Ven Heflin's Frank and Robert Ryan's Joe, the former of whom slowly deteriorates through the film and becomes a guilt-infused mess.
Torgo
Suddenly, a man from Frank's past named Joe (Robert Ryan) he never wanted to run into again starts asking around for him.
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