Act of Violence

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Act of Violence is a 1948 American film noir thriller about a World War II veteran haunted by his past, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Fred Zinnemann.

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Act of Violence canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
cinematographyBy Robert L. Surtees ⓘ
linked to: Robert Surtees
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Fred Zinnemann ⓘ
distributedInFormat theatrical release ⓘ
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
editedBy Conrad A. Nervig ⓘ
filmingLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
Simi Valley ⓘ
format black-and-white film ⓘ
genre crime drama ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
hasDirectorNationality Austrian-American ⓘ
hasFilmRating Passed (Production Code era rating) ⓘ
mainCharacter World War II veteran ⓘ
musicBy Bronislau Kaper ⓘ
narrativeTheme guilt ⓘ
moral responsibility ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
war trauma ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf classic American film noir canon ⓘ
plotSummary A World War II veteran is haunted by his past and pursued by a former fellow prisoner of war seeking revenge. ⓘ
producer Dore Schary ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
releaseYear 1948 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 82 ⓘ
screenwriter Robert L. Richards ⓘ
setInPeriod post-World War II era ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
starring Berry Kroeger ⓘ
linked to: Barry Kroeger

Connie Gilchrist ⓘ
Dorothy Tree ⓘ
Janet Leigh ⓘ
Mary Astor ⓘ
Phyllis Thaxter ⓘ
Robert Ryan ⓘ
Taylor Holmes ⓘ
Van Heflin ⓘ
storyBy Collier Young ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 1940s ⓘ

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Fred Zinnemann → directed → Act of Violence ⓘ
Van Heflin → notableWork → Act of Violence ⓘ
Van Heflin → performedIn → Act of Violence ⓘ
Phyllis Thaxter → notableWork → Act of Violence ⓘ
Barry Kroeger → notableWork → Act of Violence ⓘ
Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. → notableWork → Act of Violence ⓘ