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Act of Violence (1949)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
“The manhunt no woman could stop!”
Thriller, Drama · 1h 22m
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.
Cast
Van Heflin
Frank R. Enley
Robert Ryan
Joe Parkson
Janet Leigh
Edith Enley
Mary Astor
Pat
Phyllis Thaxter
Ann Sturgess
Berry Kroeger
Johnny
Taylor Holmes
Gavery
Harry Antrim
Fred Finney
Connie Gilchrist
Martha Finney
Will Wright
Pop
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John Albright
Bellboy (uncredited)
Rudolph Anders
German (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Fred Zinnemann
- Screenplay
- Robert L. Richards
- Director of Photography
- Robert Surtees
- Original Music Composer
- Bronislau Kaper
- Editor
- Conrad A. Nervig
- Producer
- William H. Wright
Details
- Release date
- 1949-01-22
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget
- $1,290,000
- Box office
- $1,129,000