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Act of Violence

1948·1h 22m·Approved
DramaThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
6,697 votes
Metascore
63
Metacritic

An embittered, vengeful POW stalks his former commanding officer who betrayed his men's planned escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp.

Act of Violence is a 1948 drama thriller movie directed by Fred Zinnemann, starring Mary Astor, Van Heflin, Janet Leigh. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 6,697 votes and runs 1h 22m.

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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Stars
Mary Astor
Van Heflin
Janet Leigh
Robert Ryan
Details
1948-12-21
82 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, German
Keywords
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