Act of Violence

1949·Movie

·1h 22min·

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About

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.

Film NoirRevenge ThrillerPost-War TraumaMoral AmbiguityPsychological DramaDark & BleakIntense SuspenseGritty AtmosphereCharacter-Driven

Actors

Van Heflin

Frank R. Enley

Robert Ryan

Joe Parkson

Janet Leigh

Edith Enley

Mary Astor

Pat

Phyllis Thaxter

Ann

Berry Kroeger

Johnny

Taylor Holmes

Gavery

Harry Antrim

Fred

Connie Gilchrist

Martha

Will Wright

Pop

Rudolph Anders

German (voice) (uncredited)

William Bailey

Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Woman (voice) (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Conventioneer (uncredited)

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Directed by:

Fred Zinnemann

Written by:

Robert L. Richards, Collier Young

Produced by:

William H. Wright

Composed by:

Bronislau Kaper

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