Act of Violence (1948)
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- Passed
- 1h 22min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- 21 Dec 1948 (USA)
- Movie
An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Van Heflin | ... |
Frank R. Enley
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Robert Ryan | ... |
Joe Parkson
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Janet Leigh | ... |
Edith Enley
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Mary Astor | ... |
Pat
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Phyllis Thaxter | ... |
Ann
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Berry Kroeger | ... |
Johnny
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Taylor Holmes | ... |
Gavery
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Harry Antrim | ... |
Fred
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Connie Gilchrist | ... |
Martha
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Will Wright | ... |
Pop
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
John Albright | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Rudolph Anders | ... |
German (uncredited) (voice)
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William Bailey | ... |
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Barbara Billingsley | ... |
Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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Douglas Carter | ... |
Heavy Jowled Man (uncredited)
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Bill Cartledge | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Fred Datig Jr. | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Conventioneer (uncredited)
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Rex Downing | ... |
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
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Jim Drum | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Phil Dunham | ... |
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
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Dick Elliott | ... |
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
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Mary Jo Ellis | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Everett Glass | ... |
Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)
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A. Cameron Grant | ... |
Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Don Haggerty | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Wino Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Tom Hanlon | ... |
Radio Commentator (uncredited) (voice)
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Larry Holt | ... |
Georgie Enley (uncredited)
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Leslie Holt | ... |
Georgie Enley (uncredited)
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Wesley Hopper | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jimmy Kelly | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Rocco Lanzo | ... |
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
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Ann Lawrence | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Nolan Leary | ... |
Voice (uncredited) (voice)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
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Mickey Martin | ... |
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
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Walter Merrill | ... |
Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Ralph Montgomery | ... |
Man at Bar (uncredited)
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Roger Moore | ... |
Wino Pedestrian (uncredited)
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David Newell | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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George Ovey | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Garry Owen | ... |
Auto Rental Co. Attendant (uncredited)
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Ralph Peters | ... |
Tim - Bartender (uncredited)
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William 'Bill' Phillips | ... |
War Vet Speaker at Dedication (uncredited)
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Florita Romero | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Fred Santley | ... |
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
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Frank J. Scannell | ... |
Bell Captain (uncredited)
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Hans Schumm | ... |
German (uncredited) (voice)
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Irene Seidner | ... |
Old Woman (uncredited)
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Dick Simmons | ... |
Veteran (uncredited)
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Robert Skelton | ... |
Cabbie (uncredited)
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Robert R. Stephenson | ... |
Bartender in Dive (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Conventioneer (uncredited)
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Phil Tead | ... |
Hotel Day Clerk (uncredited)
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Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Candy Toxton | ... |
Veteran's Wife (uncredited)
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Roland Varno | ... |
German (uncredited) (voice)
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Eddie Waglin | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fred Zinnemann |
Written by
Robert L. Richards | ... | (screenplay) |
Collier Young | ... | (story) |
Produced by
William H. Wright | ... | producer |
Music by
Bronislau Kaper |
Cinematography by
Robert Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Conrad A. Nervig |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Hans Peters |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Helen Rose | ... | (costumes: women) |
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Marton | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Henry Grace | ... | associate set decorator (as Henry W. Grace) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Camera and Electrical Department
Harry Stradling Jr. | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
André Previn | ... | conductor |
Robert Franklyn | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 POW camp, and when a frightened Enley suddenly leaves for a convention in L.A., Parkson is close behind. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} |
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Taglines | He's the only one that came out alive ... and now he wants my life ... to atone for the others' See more » |
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Budget | $1,290,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | All the credits except for the title are at the end of the movie, highly unusual for that time. See more » |
Goofs | At the end of the movie, when the car crashes head-on into the light pole, Frank Enley is thrown forward by the impact. He is next seen lying in the street several yards to the rear of the car. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Pulp Cinema (2001). See more » |
Quotes |
Joe Parkson:
Sure, I was in the hospital, but I didn't go crazy. I kept myself sane. You know how? I kept saying to myself: Joe, you're the only one alive that knows what he did. You're the one that's got to find him, Joe. I kept remembering. I kept thinking back to that prison camp. One of them lasted to the morning. By then, you couldn't tell his voice belonged to a man. He sounded like a dog that got hit by a truck and left him in the street. See more » |