Act of Vengeance (1986 film)
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| Act of Vengeance | |
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| Genre | Biography Crime Drama |
| Written by | Trevor Armbrister Scott Spencer |
| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Starring | Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Keanu Reeves Wilford Brimley |
| Theme music composer | Frankie Miller |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Frank Konigsberg Larry Sanitsky |
| Producers | Anthony Kramreither Jack Clements Iris Sawyer (co-producer) Barry Jossen (associate producer) Jules Schwerin (associate producer) |
| Production locations | Nemacolin, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Toronto |
| Cinematography | Phil Meheux |
| Editors | Malcolm Cooke Steve Singleton |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production companies | Frank Konigsberg Productions Lorimar Telepictures HBO Premiere Films Telepictures Productions Telepix Canada Corp. |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | April 21, 1986 |
Act of Vengeance is a 1986 television movie starring Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, and Keanu Reeves.
Overview
The movie is based on the book, Act of Vengeance by Trevor Armbrister, a fact-based story about the corruption that occurred during the United Mine Workers' presidential elections in 1969. The film also portrayed the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski.
Cast
- Charles Bronson as Joseph "Jock" Yablonski
- Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Yablonski
- Wilford Brimley as Tony Boyle
- Hoyt Axton as Silous Huddleston
- Robert Schenkkan as Paul Gilly
- Ellen Barkin as Annette Gilly
- Maury Chaykin as Claude Vealey
- Caroline Kava as Charlotte Yablonski
- Peg Murray as Ellen Rogers
- William Newman as Ezra Morgan
- Alan North as Albert Pass
- Raynor Scheine as Terrance Madden
- Tom Harvey as Warren Alexander
- Alf Humphreys as Ken Yablonski
- Joseph Kell as Chip Yablonski
- Ken Pogue as Earl Skidmore
- Keanu Reeves as Buddy Martin (as Keannu Reeves)
- Chris Benson as Poll Watcher
Home media
It premiered on April 21, 1986 on HBO under HBO Premiere Films. The film was released on VHS by HBO/Cannon Video under license from Home Box Office. But, this film was produced by Lorimar Productions and it belongs to Lorimar (subsequently later it owned by Warner Bros.) originally. However, it never released on DVD or Blu-ray by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
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