POST-WAR

Act of Violence (1949)

19491h 22mdir. Fred ZinnemannUnited Statescrime filmdrama film

With Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Volkert Kraeft, Joachim Kerzel, Angelika Bender, Phyllis Thaxter, Mary Astor

Directed by Fred Zinnemann

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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. 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.

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