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Act of Violence

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Act of Violence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFred Zinnemann
Screenplay byRobert L. Richards
Story byCollier Young
Produced byWilliam H. Wright
Starring
CinematographyRobert Surtees
Edited byConrad A. Nervig
Music byBronislau Kaper
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.[1]
Release date
  • January 22, 1949 (1949-01-22) (New York City)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,290,000[2]
Box office$1,129,000[2]

Act of Violence is a 1949 American film noir directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Mary Astor and Phyllis Thaxter.[3] It was produced by Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Adapted for the screen by Robert L. Richards from a story by Collier Young, the film confronts the ethics of war and was one of the first to address the problems of World War II veterans.[4]

  1. ^ Act of Violence at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ a b "The Eddie Mannix Ledger." Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study (Los Angeles).
  3. ^ Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. Overlook Duckworth. p. 25. ISBN 978-0715638804.
  4. ^ "Film review: 'Act of Violence'." Harrison's Reports, December 25, 1948, p. 206.

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