Avenger (film)

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Avenger
Screenplay by	Alan Sharp;
Story by	Frederick Forsyth
Directed by	Robert Markowitz
Starring	Sam Elliott; Timothy Hutton; James Cromwell;
Theme music composer	Stephen Graziano
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Baz; Mitch Engel; Judy Goldstein; Wolfgang Petersen;
Cinematography	Oliver Bokelberg
Editor	David Beatty
Running time	92 minutes
Original release
Release	9 April 2006;

Avenger is a 2006 television film directed by Robert Markowitz and starring Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. It is based on the novel Avenger by Frederick Forsyth.

Premise

A CIA agent steps in to stop a former special forces operative on a for-hire mission that poses a global threat.

The film was shot in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

The television film was broadcast on Turner Network Television on Sunday, April 9, 2006. It was then released on DVD on October 3, 2006.

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v t e Works by Frederick Forsyth
Books	The Biafra Story (1969) The Day of the Jackal (1971) The Odessa File (1972) The Dogs of War (1974) The Shepherd (1975) The Devil's Alternative (1979) Emeka (1982) No Comebacks (1982) The Fourth Protocol (1984) The Negotiator (1989) The Deceiver (1991) Great Flying Stories (1991) The Fist of God (1994) Icon (1996) The Phantom of Manhattan (1998) The Veteran (2001) Avenger (2003) The Afghan (2006) The Cobra (2010) The Kill List (2013) The Fox (2018)
Adaptations	The Day of the Jackal (1973) The Odessa File (1974) The Dogs of War (1980) The Fourth Protocol (1987) Death Has a Bad Reputation (1990) The Jackal (1997) Icon (2005) Avenger (2006) The Shepherd (2023) The Day of the Jackal (2024)
Screen story	Cry of the Innocent (1980) (TV)