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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.
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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
Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter. It was produced by Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
May 13, 2015 · In ACT OF VIOLENCE (1948), Ryan plays Joe Parkson, a World War II veteran who’s survived a Nazi prison camp. Parkson arrives in the small town of Santa Lisa, California, hoping to settle a...
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- Wesleyan University Press
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.
Act of Violence. 1948. 1 hr 22 mins. Drama, Suspense. NR. Watchlist. A man home from World War II just wants to live a peaceful life with his wife, but those hopes are threatened when a...
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