Van Heflin, Janet Leigh, Phyllis Thaxter
War veteran Frank Enley seems to be a happily married small-town citizen until he realises Joe Parkson is in town. It seems Parkson is out for revenge because of something that happened in a German PO...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007
Stats: 37 reviews
Act of Violence is a pretty forgettable and unremarkable noir that explains revenge as it's plot but doesn't really make you believe it. Robert Ryan is unusually dull here (picture a low rent Max Cady) and Van Heflin is just a warm body filling up screen time and keeping shots ba...( read more)
Un vétéran de la Seconde Guerre voit sa paisible routine menacée par un soldat de son ancien régiment revenu se venger d'un mystérieux incident. Ce type de prémisse aujourd'hui banale peut facilement déraper, mais dans "Act of Violence", elle est exploitée avec beaucoup de lucidi...( read more)
Its a devine film noir. the main character cause he is truly trapped. The tunnel scene is one of the best parts, sometimes thats just how everybody feels.
This movie is guaranteed to be horrible so here is some Billy Squire for your amusement:
"Now everybody, have you heard
If you're in the game, then the stroke's the word
Don't take no rhythm, don't take no style
Got a thirst for killin' - grab your vial... "
First pers...( read more)
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