Act of Violence
1948VOTE NOW
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: December 21, 1948 |
Summary:
An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp.
Genre(s):
Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir
Runtime:
82 min
An undisputed film noir classic, this Fred Zinnemann-directed thriller is about an embittered, unbalanced veteran (Robert Ryan) seeking revenge on the officer (Van Heflin) who betrayed his men in a POW camp. [30 Apr 1994]
A superlative 1948 thriller, "Act of Violence" was one of the first films to deal with the effects of World War II on returning GIs, as well as to examine ethics during wartime. [10 Aug 2007, p.C9]
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