Avenger (film)
Appearance
Avenger | |
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Genre | Thriller |
Screenplay by | |
Story by | Frederick Forsyth |
Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Stephen Graziano |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | |
Cinematography | Oliver Bokelberg |
Editor | David Beatty |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production companies | Radiant Productions Appledown Films Inc. Warner Bros. Television |
Original release | |
Network | TNT |
Release |
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Avenger is a 2006 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Robert Markowitz and starring Sam Elliott and Timothy Hutton. It is based on the 2003 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.
Cast
- Sam Elliott as Calvin Dexter
- Timothy Hutton as Frank McBride
- James Cromwell as Paul Devereaux
- Antonio Lyons as Washington Lee
Locations
The film was shot in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Release and critical reception
The television film was broadcast on Turner Network Television on Sunday, April 9, 2006. It was then released on DVD on October 3, 2006.
References
External links
- Avenger at IMDb
- Avenger at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories:
- 2006 television films
- 2006 films
- 2000s thriller films
- English-language films
- American political thriller films
- Films based on works by Frederick Forsyth
- Films directed by Robert Markowitz
- Films based on British novels
- Films based on thriller novels
- Films shot in South Africa
- Thriller television films
- American television films
- American films
- Yugoslav Wars films
- American thriller television film stubs