Act of Violence (1979)
A liberal-minded, divorced newswriter is the victim of a brutal mugging. Robbed of her confidence, she finds her life cloaked in fear and paranoia, causing her to reevaluate her lifelong beliefs.
Director: Paul Wendkos
Genre: TV Movie, Drama, Crime
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: November 10, 1979
Cast
- Elizabeth Montgomery - Catherine McSweeney
- James Sloyan - Tony Bonelli
- Sean Frye - Jamie
- Roy Poole - Catherine's Father
- Biff McGuire - Tom Sullivan
- Michael Goodwin - Michael
- Dolph Sweet - Detective O'Brien
- Linden Chiles - Lloyd
- Ed Bernard - Clayton
- Tom Rosqui - Police Commander
Screenplay
- James Caughlin (Story)
- Robert L. Collins
Music: Paul Chihara
Editing: Harry Keller
Production: Paramount Television, Emmet G. Lavery Jr. Productions Inc., CBS
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
street gang
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Act of Violence about?
- A liberal-minded, divorced newswriter is the victim of a brutal mugging. Robbed of her confidence, she finds her life cloaked in fear and paranoia, causing her to reevaluate her lifelong beliefs.
- Who directed Act of Violence?
- Act of Violence was directed by Paul Wendkos.
- Who stars in Act of Violence?
- Act of Violence stars Elizabeth Montgomery, James Sloyan, Sean Frye, Roy Poole, Biff McGuire, Michael Goodwin.
- How long is Act of Violence?
- Act of Violence has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Act of Violence?
- Act of Violence is a TV Movie, Drama, Crime film.
- Where was Act of Violence produced?
- Act of Violence was produced in United States of America.